Kei Nishikori will miss Roland Garros for the third time in the previous four years. The Japanese veteran competed in Geneva this week, winning one match before falling to Karen Khachanov. Nishikori drew the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the first round at Roland Garros.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner to claim the Rome title heading into Roland Garros. / IMAGO / Insidefoto Twenty years ago, Rafael Nadal won his first major, the 2005 French Open. An improbable 21 majors followed—a goofy 13 more of them at Roland Garros.

Roland Garros presents a prime opportunity for Carlos Alcaraz to make history and carry on Rafael Nadal’s legacy.