World number one Jannik Sinner's Grand Slam return after a doping suspension could be a tough one after the Italian was handed a difficult draw at the French Open on Thursday.Sinner, beaten by Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the Italian Open final on Sunday in his comeback tournament,

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is dominating men’s tennis and Italy swept both the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup team titles last year.

The world No. 1 was rusty on his first match back after three months away. His Italian Open draw means he cannot afford to be so for long.

By Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner, making his return to Grand Slam action following a doping suspension, was placed in a loaded top half of the French Open draw on Thursday alongside Novak Djokovic and last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev.

Danielle Collins has been in formidable form this clay-court season, and her stunning straight-sets victory (6-1, 7-5) over former WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open was one of the standout results of the tournament.

After serving a three-month doping suspension, the world No. 1 returned to action at his home tournament in Rome. And after a couple of solid wins and then very notable victories over Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul, the Italian tennis star making a dream comeback looked like a very realistic scenario.

Sunday has the men's final between Carlos Alcaraz, who is preparing for his French Open title defense this month, and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner or No. 12 Tommy Paul. This gallery curated by AP photo editors features players' shadows and reflections in one of the biggest clay-court tournaments in Europe.

As the tour heads into Roland Garros, both Ruud and Fritz will be looking to back up their off-court personalities with strong on-court results

Jannik Sinner's return to competitive tennis may have dominated the headlines in the lead-up to the 2025 Italian Open, but there are plenty of other storylines to entertain tennis obsessives.

There will be an unfamiliar uncertainty at the French Open when the year’s second Grand Slam tournament begins in Paris on Sunday