French Open

Andy Murray seeded third for French Open, will play qualifier in first round

Published: May 22 2015 | 11:12

Last updated: May 22 2015 | 21:51

Andy Murray is seeded third for the French Open and will face a qualifier in the first round, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could go head to head in the quarters.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has been seeded third for the French Open and will face a qualifier in the first round in Paris.

The Scotsman heads into the clay-court competition having won titles in Munich and Madrid, but he opted to withdraw from the Italian Open last week due to fatigue.

Friday's draw means that Murray could face a potential quarter-final clash against David Ferrer, while nine-time champion Rafael Nadal could go up against world number one Novak Djokovic in the final eight.

Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych, both of whom will begin their campaigns at Roland Garros against qualifiers, face potential quarter-final clashes against Stanislas Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori respectively.

Murray, who is unbeaten on clay so far this season, could potentially go up against Federer in the final if the pair make it to the showdown.