PARIS — Jannik Sinner won’t have the crowd on his side when he starts his quest for a career Grand Slam at the French Open.

Sinner was on Thursday drawn a French opponent in the first round — Clement Tabur, ranked a career-high 165th. Tabur received the wild card vacated by former champion Stan Wawrinka, who gained a late automatic entry.

With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz out injured, Sinner is the overwhelming men’s favorite when play starts on Sunday.

He is unbeaten in three months. He’s won 29 straight matches and dropped just three sets. The French Open is the only major Sinner hasn’t won. He had three match points in last year’s final but Alcaraz prevailed in an epic match.

In the women’s draw, Coco Gauff is trying to become just the third woman to successfully defend her title this century. She opens against Taylor Townsend.

The Associated Press