First entry list for French Open 2024 released

Rafael Nadal is set to make his comeback at the French Open after 2022.

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has announced the first entry list for the 2024 French Open on Tuesday, April 16. The list was headlined by the likes of ATP and WTA World No. 1s Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek.

The qualifying round of the French Open will start on May 20, while the main draw is scheduled to take place from May 26 to June 9, later this year. Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has made his comeback in the clay season with the Barcelona Open.

Before Roland Garros, the King of Clay will be playing the Matua Madrid Open and the Italian Open. Nadal has used protected ranking (PR) to enter the main draw. Apart from the Spaniard, the likes of Marin Cilic, Denis Shapovalov, Kei Nishikori, and Kwon Soonwoo have also used protected rankings to secure a spot in the clay court major.

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India’s Sumit Nagal, WR 80, also became the first player from the subcontinent to qualify for the main draw of the French Open after Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019.

On the other hand, Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Irina-Camelia Begu, Amanda Anisimova, Bianca Andreescu, Julia Grabher, Alison van Uytvanck, and Aleksandra Krunic have used protected rankings in the women’s singles category. Nevertheless, the final list for the 2024 French Open is yet to come.

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