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Tennis: Sinner and Djokovic are on opposite halves of the French Open draw and can only meet in the final

# Tennis: Top seed Jannik Sinner will face French wild card Clement Tabur in the first round of the French Open. Potential opponents on the Italian’s path include American Ben Shelton and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. On the other side of the draw, three-time champion Serbia’s Novak Djokovic begins his latest bid for a 25th major against Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Djokovic is in the same half as Norwegian Casper Ruud and Germany’s Alexander Zverev. Frenchman Gael Monfils, who is competing in his final season on Tour, will face compatriot Hugo Gaston.