Top 5 First-Round Matches to Watch at Roland Garros 2024

The first round of the Roland Garros 2024 will be starting on the 26th of May and though this is the round where we do not get to see a lot of great matchups, this season has gone a whole different direction right now. There are a lot of players in the first round who could be favourites to win the whole tournament as well.

Knowing the number of iconic players in the setup, there are a lot of big matchups to look forward to in the first round of the tournament. These matches might be in first rounds but they still feature one of the most famous players in the mix. We will be talking about these upcoming matches which are set to give us some thrill and excitement in the tournament. These matches are set to give us some great moments in the game.

So, here are the top 5 Round 1 matches to look forward to in the Roland Garros:

5. Jannik Sinner vs Christopher Eubanks

Though these two have only played one game which was two years back in the US Open, it was still a great match between them, where  Jannik Sinner might have won in three straight sets but Christopher Eubanks still managed to cause Sinner to struggle a bit for his victory. These two are some of the most talented and aggressive players we all have been looking forward to seeing. This might not look like a great matchup on paper, but what this Clay season has taught us is that we all should be ready for surprises.

4. Karolina Pliskova vs Elina Svitolina

This is one of the best first-round matchups in the Women's singles category, where Svitolina has been giving some good performances and is currently in the top 20 rankings, Karolina Pliskova has been a former world number 1 as well and has also had 9 great matches between them. Though Pliskova might have fallen off the rankings this is still set to be a great match between this underrated rivalry which we will get to see.

3. Aryna Sabalenka vs Erika Andreeva

We know that Erika Andreeva is still new in the WTA scene but she has already given some impressive performances early in her career and is already making it to main draws in Grand Slams. Though she is up against a top-seeded player in Aryna Sabalenka, we will still be looking forward to how the young 19-year-old will approach this game and see if she can surprise us once again on this occasion. This will also be the first time these two will go head-to-head with each other and we all will be looking forward to it.

2. Andy Murray vs Stan Wawrinka

This is perhaps one of the biggest first-round matchups to look forward to as Andy Murray will be up against another former top-ranked player Stan Wawrinka. Both Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka who have been known as one of the top contenders at one time and now are way down in the rankings. These two have also had some great matches in the past and it will be interesting to see what these two will have in store for us in the upcoming first-round matchup. This is one of the first-round matches all of us will be waiting for.

1. Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev

If you thought Wawrinka and Murray is as good as it gets, you didn't think it through, since we are also getting one of the most iconic matches in the first round where the King of Clay Rafael Nadal will be up against one of the top young stars in Tennis right now in Alexander Zverev. This is no doubt the first-round matchup everyone will be waiting for. This might not be an in-form Nadal, but we still expect him to give his best game and challenge an in-form Zverev who has been in great form after his title win in Rome which will give him confidence. It is the King of Clay vs the German sensation and we can't wait for this matchup to finally be in action.