French Open 2016 Schedule: Full Draw, Odds and Reaction from Roland Garros

Friday saw the reveal of the 2016 French Open draw, laying out the paths to Grand Slam victory for defending singles champions Serena Williams and Stan Wawrinka.

Williams will begin her title defense against veteran Magdalena Rybarikova. Wawrinka will take on Lukas Rosol, whom he defeated in three sets Friday in the semifinals of the 2016 Geneva Open.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was runner-up in last year’s tournament, but he will be looking to build off his win at the Australian Open earlier this year with another Grand Slam title. Rafael Nadal could foil those plans if health and form permit.

The clay-court master is on Djokovic’s side of the bracket, which means a semifinal date could be in the offering.

The door is open for a fresher face to reach the latter stages of the tournament, as Roger Federer will miss his first Grand Slam event in 17 years due to an unspecified injury, per the New York Times’ Christopher Clarey.

Roland Garros sent out the official men’s and women’s draw soon after they were announced:

The official #RG16 Women’s Draw pic.twitter.com/fBEYy2r1fC

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 20, 2016

The Official #RG16 Men’s Draw pic.twitter.com/gb84TmFB9D

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 20, 2016

The full draw can be found at RolandGarros.com. 

The tournament begins on Sunday. Here are the French Open men’s and women’s futures odds as of Thursday, courtesy of Odds Shark.

Djokovic is the favorite to win the title, even though it’s the only Grand Slam that has eluded him thus far in his career. He’s reached the final three times in the past four years, only to come up empty in each outing. Clarey laid out what could be Djokovic’s path to his first tournament win on the famous red-clay courts: 

Djokovic potential path to 1st French Open titleR1 LuR2 QualifierR3 DelbonisR4 BautistaQF Berdych/FerrerSF NadalF Murray

— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 20, 2016

Roland Garros did some similar crystal-ball gazing, detailing could be some tantalizing quarterfinals matchups if the top seeds play out just right:

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