World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of all four Slams with victory at Roland Garros in 2016. Federer and Nadal, with 20 and 17 career Grand Slam titles each respectively, may be ahead of 15-time major winner Djokovic in total hauls. Federer is returning to Roland Garros for the first time since 2015 having turned his back on clay court tennis to focus on Wimbledon. "I don't care if I'm the favourite," said Nadal who starts against German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann, the world 184 who has never won a Grand Slam match. Thiem, the 2018 runner-up to Nadal at Roland Garros, has defeated the Spaniard four times on clay.

Source: Bangkok Post May 25, 2019 00:22 UTC