With Lleyton Hewitt in his corner, the teenager already boasts Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic and Melbourne Park semi-finalist Fernando Verdasco among his growing list of big-name scalps this year.

De Minaur also pushed the Open's second seed, German star Alexander Zverev, to a fifth-set tiebreaker in Australia's Davis Cup tie in February to round out a breakout Australian summer highlighted by charges to the final in Sydney and semis in Brisbane.

Now the Sydney-born, Spain-based 19-year-old is relishing the prospect of showcasing his clay-court prowess on his favourite surface in Paris.

"I'm so excited to be playing at Roland Garros," the former Wimbledon junior finalist said.

"It's always amazing to play at grand-slam level and I'm grateful to Tennis Australia for the opportunity.

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"I've had some good results this year and I want to keep going.

"I'm really looking forward to getting out there and competing and fighting hard and hopefully getting the win. I can't wait."

Edmund beat de Minaur 6-2 7-5 in Estoril this month but payback would open up the draw for a potential run for the world No.106, who missed direct entry in Paris by only one rankings spot.

Kyrgios's withdrawal has left Tomic facing a yet-to-be-determined "lucky loser" from qualifying.

Victory would vault Tomic into the second round in Paris for only the fourth time in nine attempts, an unimaginable scenario given the one-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist had been winless since January until breaking the drought last month.

Tomic has since won seven consecutive matches on European clay.

Ebden takes on Italian Thomas Fabbiano in his opener, while Thompson plays Norwegian qualifier Casper Ruud.

AAP