Federer, Nadal or Djokovic: Who’s the Best Bet at the 2011 French Open?

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Published: May 19, 2011

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Men’s tennis works in eras, unlike women’s tennis which is pretty erratic in terms of consistent performances.

In an era of men’s tennis, there is a champion and there is a challenger.

In the 90s, it was Pistol Pete who was constantly challenged by the man with the lion-mane wig.

Then, in the 2000s, when the Fed Express was running full steam ahead piling up the Grand Slams, out came a teenager from Mallorca who in the middle of trying to de-wedgie himself, also managed to win four back-to-back French Open titles.

Then, at the turn of the decade, the same youngster switched from capris to shorts and was making inroads onto other surfaces when his bid to complete a fantastic “Rafa-Slam” was ruthlessly destroyed by a much amusing Djoker. Not to mention the Djoker then went on to beat Wedgie Boy (err..let’s just call him “El Matador” lest I get into any trouble!) twice on his favourite red dirt.

And as we approach the 2011 French Open, it will be interesting to see whether the matador can tame the Djoker, or if the Fed Express can crash into the party.

Roger Federer:

The Swiss maestro has had a pretty mediocre last year by his standards.

A win at the 2010 Australian Open was followed by a few weeks on the sidelines due to lung infection. Federer never quite recovered after that as he surrendered his French Open and Wimbledon titles to Nadal after failing to make it past the quarterfinal stage and also failed to reach his seventh consecutive US Open final.

But Federer refused to give in to critics who said he was finished and took to the courts with a vengeance and an insatiable desire to end the season on a high.

Federer won the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after dropping just a set in the entire tournament, beating Nadal to the trophy.

2011 again began brightly for the maestro with a w...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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