French Open Draw

Main Draw

[1] Djokovic vs. Starace
Hewitt vs. Kavcic
Qualifier vs. Qualifier
Qualifier vs. [30] Melzer
[22] Seppi vs. Davydenko
Kukushkin vs. Gulbis
Qualifier vs. Muller
Darcis vs. [14] Verdasco

[11] Simon vs. Harrison
Malisse vs. Baker
Andujar vs. Hanescu
Cipolla vs. [18] Wawrinka
[28] Troicki vs. Bellucci
Fognini vs. Mannarino
Stebe vs. Souza
Qualifier vs. [5] Tsonga

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[3] Federer vs. Kamke
Ungur vs. Nalbandian
Dancevic vs. Klizan
Mahut vs. [26] Roddick
[23] Stepanek vs. Qualifier
Clement vs. Bogomolov
K.Beck vs. Kubot
Qualifier vs. [15] Lopez

[9] Del Potro vs. Montanes
Roger-Vasselin vs. Pospisil
Ferrero vs. Dasnieres de Veigy
Qualifier vs. [21] Cilic
[31] Anderson vs. Machado
Prodon vs. Qualifier
Llodra vs. Garcia-Lopez
Sela vs. [7] Berdych

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[6] Ferrer vs. Lacko
Paire vs. Ramos
Dodig vs. Haase
Blake vs. [27] Youzhny
[20] Granollers vs. Qualifier
Jaziri vs. Petzschner
Mathieu vs. Phau
Qualifier vs. [10] Isner

[16] Dolgopolov vs. Stakhovsky
Volandri vs. Qualifier
Young vs. Dimitrov
Qualifier vs. [17] Gasquet
[25] Tomic vs. Qualifier
GIraldo vs. Falla
Nieminen vs. Andreev
Ito vs. [4] Murray

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[8] Tipsarevic vs. Querrey
Chardy vs. Lu
Tursunov vs. Soeda
Qualifier vs. [29] Benneteau
[24] Kohlschreiber vs. Ebden
Rochus vs. L.Mayer
Chela vs. Baghdatis
Lorenzi vs. [12] Almagro

[13] Monaco vs. Rufin
Rosol vs. Berlocq
Qualifier vs. Becker
Ramirez-Hidalgo vs. [19] Raonic
[32] F.Mayer vs. Gimeno-Traver
Qualifier vs. Karlovic
Kunitsyn vs. Istomin
Bolelli v [2] Nadal

Nadal can basically coast to the finals, talk about easy.

he is lock to win the tournament going to back that up substantially!

waiting on Pinny 1st round lines

Rafa -143 to win just got put up, all over it.

lines should come out soon right?

yeah, usually have them out around 5 pm EST

thanks gl in the french boss

Belluci>Troicki

Qualifiers in order plus some thoughts:

(Q)Krajinovic vs (Q)Devilder
Next Serbian tennis star as long as he stays healthy(big if) against a French journeyman. Over might be a good look here as Krajinovic is still inconsistent.

(Q)Berrer vs (30)Melzer
Berrer had one of the easiest qualifying roads despite his clay limitations, Melzer should be through in 4 sets here.

(Q)Sijsling vs Muller
Think this is a great spot for the Dutch player, has a 2-0 h2h and is the better clay player imo. Muller usually plays well in majors though.

(Q)Kuznetsov vs (5)Tsonga
Interested to see how the Russian prospect will do here. Could be a few tight sets or a Tsonga romp. Either way Jo will advance.

(28)Stepanek vs (LL)Goffin
Stepanek had some bad losses to Leo Mayer and Ito in Dusseldorf so his form is suspect but I'm not sure Goffin can win 3 sets against him.

(Q)Serra vs (15)Lopez
A few years ago this may have been close but Serra's skills have eroded and he's on his way to retiring soon. Lopez should go through here in 3-4 sets.

(Q)Munoz De La Nava vs (21)Cilic
A Spanish player outside the top 100! Journeyman will get throttled here against a far superior and lanky player.

(WC)Prodon vs (Q)Zeballos
Zeballos hitting a nice stretch of form this year after a long rough patch but was up and down in qualifying sets. Prodon's a challenger king but not quite good enough to succeed on the ATP, over could be gold here.

(29)Granollers vs (Q)Sousa
Sousa's not able to beat legit top 100 competition yet. Let alone a top 75 or a top 50, or a top 30 player. Take from that what you will.

(Q)Dutra Da Silva vs (10)Isner
Dutra Da Silva will have trouble with Isner's power here, might be a close first set for the sad American giant before he pulls away amidst a disappointing clay season.

Volandri vs (Q)Haas
Thinking Haas will get a ton of love from the bookies here based on name recognition but he just can't stay healthy. Not sure I can trust him over a best of 5 match against a sneaky opponent here and we might see a patented Haas implosion. Tommy 1st set might be a good play, he could fade after that.

(Q)Zopp vs (17)Gasquet
Estonia is extremely proud of you Zopp. The French are disappointed in you Richie...but you'll still win.

(25)Tomic vs (Q)Haider-Maurer
What to make of Tomic on clay, I'm still not sure but he'll be a considerable favourite here. Haider-Maurer's wildly unpredictable but is capable of solid tennis so I wouldn't be surprised if he stole a set as Tomic can go walkabout quite often.

(Q)Zverev vs (29)Benneteau
Sporting a formidable 39% win rate on clay, Zverev can't possibly win this right? Benneteau's comeback match from some nasty injuries suffered in Monte Carlo. Even if he's 50%...ok fine, 70% he should win here.

(Q)Levine vs Becker
Becker hates clay, hates it more than life itself. Levine's a fringe top 100 ATP player, he can play well in spurts but is unreliable on the big tour for the last few seasons. With that said I'll probably back him yet again.

(Q)Schwank vs Karlovic
Another upset I like, will probably be on an outer court which bodes well for Schwank who doesn't like the spotlight. Karlovic is a mystery at the moment, no form to speak of since January but he just needs to show up and serve well to stand a chance.

Djokovic at +300 is also great.

Did Rafa's mom make this draw? Unreal. It's the easiest I've ever seen and he's not even the top seed. He's basically already in the final and should be well rested because nobody has a chance to even take a set except maybe Ferrer if he even makes it to the semis.

Baker 1st round