Everything you need to know about the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros

Barty is just shaded in betting by Swiatek but did beat the teen at the Madrid Open earlier this month. The pair, however, are due to meet in the semi-finals should they make it that far with world No.2 Naomi Osaka looming as the beneficiary of the draw. It would take an optimistic fan to predict anything but another Nadal cakewalk in the men’s tournament, but Popyrin will be the first man attempting to prevent a record 21st major for the Spaniard.

WHO ARE THE FAVOURITES?

Unsurprisingly, Nadal heads the men’s hopes at $1.83, ahead of Djokovic ($4.50), Stefanos Tsitsipas ($6), Dominic Thiem ($10) and Alexander Zverev ($12). It seems you can put a price on a fairytale – and in the case of Roger Federer it’s $67. In the women’s draw Swiatek is at $3.75 to go back to back, ahead of Barty ($6), Aryna Sabalenka ($7.50), 2016 winner Garbine Muguruza ($13) and Osaka ($15).

WHO DO THEY FACE?

While Popyrin is due to face Nadal, Duckworth (world No.99) may fancy himself against Italy’s Salvatore Caruso (No.81), whose countryman Stefano Travaglia will play De Minaur. The Italian connection continues with Millman drawn against Gianluca Mager. O’Connell and Thompson face Tommy Paul of the US and Spain’s Jaume Munar respectively. Barty gets under way against American world No.70 Bernarda Pera, Sharma will face a qualifier and Tomljanovic is up against Ukraine’s Kateryna Kozlova.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Prizemoney: Men’s winner €2.2 million ($3.5m), women’s winner €1.12m.
• Most titles: Nadal (13), Chris Evert (7).
• Past Australian men’s winners: 8 – Jack Crawford (1933), Lew Hoad (1956), Mervyn Rose (1958), Rod Laver (1962, 1969), Roy Emerson (1963, 1967), Fred Stolle (1965), Tony Roche (1966), Ken Rosewall (1968).
• Past Australian women’s winners: 4 – Margaret Court (1962, 1964, 1969, 1970), Lesley Turner (1963, 1965), Evonne Goolagong (1971), Ashleigh Bary (2019).