Which players will be at Roland Garros 2021

The 2021 edition of Roland Garros arrives with maximum expectation in both the men’s and women’s teams. The current champions, Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek, are presented as great favorites for the title but will have top rivals such as Djokovic, Thiem or even Federer, in the case of Rafa, and Serena Williams or the number one in the WTA ranking, Ashleigh Barty, for the very young Polish woman, Rafael Nadal is the visible face of Roland Garros, which is explained by his thirteen titles in the French capital. On his way to 35 years old, which he will meet in the middle of the tournament, the Manacoran solved his problems on the gravel tour with a dominant victory in Rome, where he beat his great rival in Paris in the final and with whom he played the last final, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian, number one in the world, does not arrive in his best moment to the appointment, and he does so after his participation in the Belgrade tournament, in which he tries to get enough morale to achieve his second windup in Roland Garros. In third position at the level of favorites is Dominic Thiem, the great alternative to Rafa Nadal in the clay tournaments and called to be the successor of the greatest, but who still chokes his first title in Paris. the names of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev, champions in Monte Carlo and Madrid, respectively. Both players arrive with great morale and a sympathetic side could place them as dangerous men in the final rounds. Their inspiration and fatigue will depend on the options of the favorites at Roland Garros, where Roger Federer is not present this year, who will make an appearance in what could be his last time in Paris.Alternatives in the women’s team As for the girls, the beating of Iga Swiatek to her rivals in the Masters 1000 in Rome, added to her vitola of reigning champion of the tournament leave the Pole as a great favorite for the title at Roland Garros. However, Ashleigh Barty, current leader of the WTA ranking and prepared to compete at the highest level on any type of surfaces, also on clay, will have a lot to say, behind a wide group of alternatives with classics such as Petra Kvitova or Serena Williams, who will try to win a new Grand Slam, or safe values like Naomi Osaka. Garbiñe Muguruza, champion in 2016, also has her options as long as her physique is with her.