Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, the three most successful men in Grand Slam tennis history, were on Thursday all drawn in the same half of the French Open.
Having slipped to number three in the world, it was always likely that Nadal, would face top-ranked Djokovic before the final. The two great rivals could now meet in the semi-finals this year.
Djokovic, the 2016 champion, is top seed and could possibly face 2009 winner Federer in the quarter-finals.
All three men are chasing history at the French Open which starts on Sunday.
Nadal and Federer are locked on 20 Grand Slams each while Djokovic, who has 18, can become the first man in over half a century to win all four majors on more than one occasion.
In the women’s draw, if the seedings pan out, world No 1 Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Iga Swiatek will face each other in the semi-finals.
Serena Williams is in the other half of the draw where Osaka is seeded to face Madrid champion Aryna Sabalenka in the last four.