Djokovic and Nadal could meet in French Open semifinals
PARIS — It won’t be easy for Canada’s Milos Raonic if he makes it through the first few rounds of the French Open.
The fifth seed from Thornhill, Ont., could potentially meet Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 and may face Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals. Raonic, who’s in the bottom of the draw in the same half as defending champion Novak Djokovic, will open against world No. 38 Steve Darcis of Belgium.
Raonic reached the fourth round at Roland Garros last year before falling to Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
There are two Canadians entered in women’s singles play. Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., is set to open against No. 72 Risa Ozaki of Japan while Montreal’s Francoise Abanda qualified for the main draw Friday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Su Jeong Jang of South Korea.