Men’s French Open Preview: Underdogs, Contenders, Picks

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Published: May 25, 2010

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The French Open is now underway. For two great weeks from May 23 to June 6, we will be watching some great clay-court tennis. These are the withdrawals, wildcards, underdogs, and main contenders for this year’s French Open.


 

Withdrawals

James Blake, Juan Martin Del Potro, Gilles Simon, Nikolay Davydenko, Tommy Haas, Igor Andreev.

 

Wildcards

David Guez, Nicolas Mahut, Laurent Recouderc, Gianni Mina, Ryan Sweeting, Carsten Ball, Josselin Ouanna, Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

 

Underdogs

Robin Soderling (SEED: 5)


Robin could meet Federer in the quarters, and could end Federer’s 11-match streak against him. I mean he ended Nadal’s undefeated streak last year, right?

Gael Monfils (SEED: 13)


Gael made quite a run last year before falling to Federer in the Quarters, he can meet Federer again and has a chance of upsetting him and ending his semi-final streak.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (SEED: 16)

Juan Carlos Ferrero can meet Novak in the fourth round. The Spaniard has won two clay-court titles and was a finalist in the Albierto Mexicano Open. He won the French Open in 2003, and has a good chance this year with his draw.

David Ferrer (SEED: 9)

David Ferrer’s year on the dirt has been too good. Three semi finals, two finals, and one title this year, all on the clay. He has a good chance in the quarters, most likely to face Andy Roddick or Jurgen Melzer in the fourth round.


 

Contenders

Roger Federer (SEED: 1)

Roger Federer has had a shaky clay-court season, losing in the second round in Rome to Ernests Gublis and losing in Estoril semis to Albert Montanes. He reached the finals in Madrid but was shaky all throughout the tournament.

Rafael Nadal (SEED: 2)


Even though Nadal...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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