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The Biggest Storylines from the 2025 French Open Draw

After the draw ceremony at Roland Garros, a few clear themes emerge.

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Ben Rothenberg
May 22, 2025
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PARIS, France — The draw ceremony for the 2025 French Open took place Thursday afternoon at Roland Garros, inside the L’Orangerie (my favorite French word to pronounce, try it!) near Court Simonne Mathieu.

The luck of the draw is the most important luck in tennis, and there was a mix of fortunes in forecasts for the favored few in France.

Here are the big…

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