Roland Garros is an annual tennis tournament, and one of the sport’s four major events, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. This year's Roland Garros tournament was the 128th running of the tournament, which became a Grand Slam event in 1925. The current title holders are Novak Djokovic (singles) and Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek (doubles). While Rafael Nadal remains the player with most titles, with 14 titles to his name.
Novak Djokovic will begin his title defense against Pierre Hugues Herbert in the 128th round of the tournament.
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Novak Djokovic is the current number 1 male tennis player in the world. The Serbian tennis star has won 24 Grand Slam men's singles titles, ten Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 98 singles titles, including a record 71 Big Titles: 24 majors, a record 40 Masters. He is also the current holder of the French Holder title.
Novak Djokovic’s first appearance in the French Open was in 2013 and he won the tournament that year. Then he won the 2021 and 2023 editions.
In the 2023 edition, Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the final, in straight sets (6:3,7:5).
Pierre-Hughes Herbert
Pierre-Hughes Herbert is a 33-year old French tennis player currently ranked in 143rd spot on the ATP ranking. His highest ever singles ranking was 36th, which he attained in February 2019. Pierre-Hughes has 0 career singles titles to his name, but he has 23 career doubles titles.
Pierre-Hughes has played in just 1 French Open singles tournament, back in 2018 and he was eliminated in the 3rd round. And in the French Open doubles, he won the tournament twice in 2018 and 2021.
Head to Head
Novak Djokovic played once against Pierre-Hughes Herbert and he won that encounter. That was at the ATP France in 2013.
Analysis and Predictions
It's obvious Novak Djokovic is the favorite in this match and he will definitely progress into the next round.
- Novak Djokovic to Win and Under 29.5 Games at 1.621 Odds
- Pierre-Hughes Herbert to Win a Set at 2.90 Odds
- Novak Djokovic to Win 3-1 at 3.60 Odds