Whatever sort of storylines you prefer, the French Open has provided.
If you like powerhouses rolling toward huge late-round matchups, we’re still on pace for a Carlos Alcaraz–Novak Djokovic semifinal on the men’s side and an Iga Swiatek–Aryna Sabalenka final on the women’s.
If you like up-and-comers with major opportunities, 20-year-old Holger Rune is now the favorite to reach the final in the bottom half of the draw.
And if you like comeback stories, then holy smokes, is this the tournament for you. Elina Svitolina had a child last October and hasn’t been back on tour for two months, and she’s swung her way into the quarterfinals. So has 2021 finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who missed last year’s tournament with a knee injury. So, too, has 2022 semifinalist Alexander Zverev, who suffered a horrific ankle injury in this tournament last year.
Each Slam takes on its own personality, and we’ll see which of these stories persist as we prepare for the later rounds. But with the quarterfinals on deck, let’s rank the remaining contenders in both the men’s and women’s French Open.
