There are many questions about some top ATP players ahead of the 2025 edition of Roland Garros.
One player who is clear of questions is Carlos Alcaraz, having won the Italian Open title to add to his Monte Carlo Masters from last month.
This came after Alcaraz beat Sinner in the final, who has just played his first tournament since winning the Australian Open after three months out of action.
Despite Sinner and Alcaraz both impressing in Rome, some of their rivals are not heading into the second major of the year in strong form.
Three ATP players who should be worried ahead of Roland Garros
There have been some surprising results over the clay court season so far, with some top players not performing at their expected level.
Novak Djokovic
One of those is record 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, who is also a three-time Roland Garros winner.
Despite being one of the most decorated players in the history of the ATP Tour, Djokovic is struggling for form so far in 2025.
This is particularly relevant on clay courts, with Djokovic winless after opening losses in Monte Carlo and Madrid.
Djokovic elected to skip the Italian Open after these disappointing results, but has now entered the Geneva Open in a bid to find some match wins ahead of Roland Garros.
Alexander Zverev
One of the players that should be one of the favourites for Roland Garros is Alexander Zverev, but it has not been the preparation that he would have liked.
Zverev did win the Munich title, but has only managed to reach one quarter-final at the three clay court Masters 1000 tournaments.
As a result, Zverev will be the world number three for Roland Garros this year, where he was one set away from winning the title against Alcaraz in the 2024 final.
Zverev even decided to play the South American clay court swing for the first time in his career, but that was also very unsuccessful for the German.
As he looks to find some confidence ahead of the major tournament that he probably has the best chance of winning, Zverev has gone against his word and received a late wildcard for the Hamburg Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Zverev is not the only former Roland Garros finalist who is heading into the clay court major out of form.
While Stefanos Tsitsipas is no longer the same player that led the 2021 Roland Garros final by two sets, he is still one of the most naturally suited players to clay.
However, he has been unable to find much momentum at recent clay court tournaments, including the Monte Carlo Masters where he is a three-time champion.
All four of his clay court defeats come against two players in Lorenzo Musetti and Arthur Fils, two players that he will for sure be hoping to avoid when the Roland Garros draw comes around.
Who will perform the best at Roland Garros out of Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas?
With Roland Garros likely to fuel some extra energy and particularly motivation for the likes of Djokovic, Zverev and Tsitsipas, it will be intriguing to see who can perform at the Parisian major.
The Geneva Open will be a big indicator to see how Djokovic performs at Roland Garros, especially following the announcement of his split from coach Andy Murray.
While it may be a great confidence booster for Djokovic and Zverev to get some clay court wins in ahead of Roland Garros, playing the week before a major tournament can also be detrimental.
Zverev most probably has the best chance to perform at Roland Garros this year, but his ranking dropping to world number three is certainly significant.
This confirms that he will be set to play either Sinner or Alcaraz in the semi-finals, but he does actually have the advantage in the head-to-head against both of them.
Tsitsipas feels the most susceptible to an early exit out of these three, while Djokovic will be hoping to find inspiration on his return to the grounds where he won Olympic gold last year.
The 2025 edition of Roland Garros begins on Sunday May 25.
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