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French Open 2012: Draw Officially Announced For Roland Garros

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PARIS - MAY 23: A general view of the Philippe Chatrier court during the men's singles first round match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Daniel Brands of Germany at the French Open on day one of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 23, 2010 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The draw for the 2012 French Open has officially been set.

On Sunday, the 2012 French Open (otherwise known as Roland Garros) will begin. As found on the French Open's website, the draws for the first round have officially been set.

One of the more interesting pairings has Novak Djokovic facing Potito Starace and Lleyton Hewitt being pitted against Blaz Kavcic, which sets up the potential of a Djokovic-Hewitt second round matchup.

Some other notable matches include Andy Roddick drawing Nicolas Mahut and Roger Federer meeting Tobias Kamke in the first round. Andy Murray will face Tatsuma Ito, while bracket mate Rafael Nadal drew Simone Bolelli.

In the women's singles, No. 1 Victoria Azarenka draws Alberta Brianti. Serena Williams will play against Virginie Razzano. Maria Sharapova, also in Williams' bracket, plays against Alexandra Cadantu.

You can find the full men's draw here and the complete women's draw here on the Roland Garros website.

For more updates on the 2012 French Open, please stay tuned to this StoryStream. For lots more on all things tennis, keep checking SB Nation's dedicated tennis hub.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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