The defending champion was handed what looked like quite an easy draw on Thursday at Roland Garros stadium, where the Spanish player attended the ceremony and said he was happy with his form.
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the tournament, but no official reason has been given by the player yet.
Roger Federer returns to the French Open for the first time since 2015. He missed the 2016 tournament because of back issues, ending his record streak of 65 consecutive appearances at major tournaments.
Djokovic has 12,355 points ranking first, followed by Spain's Rafael Nadal (7,945) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (5,950).
Pliskova needed one hour and 25 minutes to defeat Konta 6-3, 6-4 and win her first ever trophy at the Foro Italico.
It marked the first time in an Open Era-record 54 meetings, and in their 142nd set against each other, that Nadal won a set against Djokovic without conceding a game — otherwise known as a bagel.
It will be the 54th career meeting between Djokovic and Nadal, with Djokovic leading the series 28-25. The pair has split the four Italian Open finals they've played.
Rafael Nadal took his revenge on Tsitsipas he beat the Greek 6-3 6-4 to enter the final of the Italian Open.
Federer reported a right leg injury ahead of his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Osaka said her right hand was injured before she was to play Kiki Bertens.
The latest incident occurred on an outer court at the Foro Italico, with Nick Kyrgios losing 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-1 against Casper Ruud.
Rafael Nadal defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-0 while Novak Djokovic got the better of Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals of Italian Open.
Asked who would end up winning most number of titles in men's singles, Sanchez said it is difficult for her to pick one because Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are great players and equally competent.
Federer saved all seven break points he faced to beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3, then was to play Borna Coric for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Sharapova, who won the French title in 2012 and 2014, returned to the tour in April 2017 after serving a 15-month ban for taking the banned drug meldonium.
The 26-year-old Gibbs wrote on Twitter that the procedure is scheduled for Friday and her goal is to return for Wimbledon qualifying in late June.
The Williams sisters' last match on red clay came in the 2002 French Open final won by Serena and in their last match in Rome, Venus won their second career meeting way back in the 1998 quarterfinals.
The top-ranked Djokovic earned a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to join Nadal as the most successful players in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Nadal's slump on clay continued on Saturday at the Madrid Open with a third consecutive semifinal elimination, adding to his worst start to the clay-court swing since 2015.
A day after saving two match points at the Madrid Open, Federer squandered two match points himself in the quarterfinals against Dominic Thiem on Friday, losing 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4.
Nadal cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the third round in the Spanish capital.
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