5 players to keep an eye on at Roland Garros

The French Open begins on Sunday with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek bidding to defend their titles.

Here, the PA news agency picks out five players to watch at Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal

Iga Swiatek

The undisputed world number one has just completed the Madrid/Rome double, beating closest rival Aryna Sabalenka in both finals and becoming the first woman to achieve the feat since Serena Williams in 2013. Rome was the 22-year-old from Poland’s 21st WTA title and her fourth this year, as well as her ninth successive final victory. Swiatek heads to Roland Garros as the defending champion and hot favourite for a fourth title in five years.

Alexander Zverev

With doubts over the form of Nadal and Novak Djokovic and the fitness of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, German world number four Zverev has possibly his best chance of landing a first grand slam title at the scene of the horror ankle injury he suffered against Nadal in the semi-final two years earlier. The 27-year-old won his first Masters title since that injury in Rome last week. However, the spotlight will also fall on a domestic abuse trial in Berlin – he denies the allegations – which begins in the middle of the tournament.

Danielle Collins

Jack Draper