The third round of the 2024 French Open begins on Friday, with men’s world number two Jannik Sinner and reigning women’s champion Iga Swiatek leading a star-studded line up at Roland Garros. This season’s tournament has so far been plagued by rain delays, but with better weather expected heading into the weekend, the action is set to be in full flow as the competition builds towards its much anticipated climax. For Friday’s matches, we’ve picked out a four-fold which expects the top seeds to dominate.
Get £30 in free bets with talkSPORT BET Second seed Sinner to breeze into fourth round After dispatching home favourite Richard Gasquet in ruthless fashion on Philippe-Chatrier, men’s world number two Jannik Sinner returns to action on Friday. The current Australian Open champion has looked in fantastic form on the clay courts in the west of Paris, beating both Gasquet and Christopher Eubanks in straight sets in his opening two rounds. A similar outcome in the third round looks likely as he faces off against unseeded Pavel Kotov, who himself defeated former 2015 French Open winner Stan Wawrinka 7-6 6-4 1-6 7-6 to reach this stage.
The pair have only met once on the ATP tour, with the 22-year-old Italian winning in straight sets at the Madrid Open just over a month ago. That result should give him the upper hand on Friday, as they face off again on the same surface. Alcaraz to continue march towards title After reaching the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, Spa.