Andy Murray will play a qualifier in his opening match at the French Open but he won't be happy to see that he is in the same half of the draw as former champion Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic. This means that only one of the three can make it to the final. Novak Djokovic will play veteran Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the opening round. Roger Federer is the top-seeded player in the other half of the draw and will face a qualifier in the first round.
Former champion Rafael Nadal dropped to sixth in the seedings and can meet Djokovic as early as the quarter-finals. The Spaniard has beaten Djokovic in the last three editions of the French Open, twice in the final, but now the Serb is on an impressive 22-match winning streak. They only time that they have met in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros was nine years ago.
"It's strange because it didn't happen for a long time but at the end of the day, I have four matches before the quarter-finals to arrive at that match," said Nadal, who will face Frenchman Quentin Halys in the first round. "I need to be ready for that first round. I am ready to fight again and we will see," Nadal added. Andy Murray has won all his 10 matches on clay this year and beat Nadal in the Madrid final. Murray can face either Djokovic or Nadal in the semi-finals. Murray arrives in Paris with a 10-0 record on clay this year, having won his first title on the surface in Munich and then beating Nadal to win in Madrid.
Here are the outright odds for the tournament at Bet365:
Novak Djokovic - 1.80 Rafael Nadal - 4.33 Andy Murray - 8.00 Roger Federer - 12.00 Kei Nishikori - 13.00
Johnajax 8 years ago
This is bad draw special for Novak Djokovic who will have a lot of hard matches on his way to the finals if he get there. On the other side Roger have easy way to the finals and I expect to see him in finals against Djokovic and in that match this draw can be important because Djokovic will be tired from all that hard matches...
This is bad draw special for Novak Djokovic who will have a lot of hard matches on his way to the finals if he get there. On the other side Roger have easy way to the finals and I expect to see him in finals against Djokovic and in that match this draw can be important because Djokovic will be tired from all that hard matches and Roger will be fresh and in that case Roger have great chances to win. But we will see ...
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sharpe 8 years ago
That's a tough draw for these three top players but the draw it's all about luck and sometimes it isn't very fair. Roger Federer will be at the other half of the draw and will be much easier for him to reach a potential final. Some of the Murray, Djocovich and Nadal will have an extremely difficult way to the final but...
That's a tough draw for these three top players but the draw it's all about luck and sometimes it isn't very fair. Roger Federer will be at the other half of the draw and will be much easier for him to reach a potential final. Some of the Murray, Djocovich and Nadal will have an extremely difficult way to the final but it is what it is.
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rikimartin4444_115925 8 years ago
Wow, what a draw! This year Djokovic is amazing. He wants to win Roland Garros and to complete all four Grand slams. And, if he want to do that, he need to beat Nadal in quarter-final, Murray in semifinal and maybe Federer in final. If he be able to do that he'll become one of the greatest player in history. I can't wait...
Wow, what a draw! This year Djokovic is amazing. He wants to win Roland Garros and to complete all four Grand slams. And, if he want to do that, he need to beat Nadal in quarter-final, Murray in semifinal and maybe Federer in final. If he be able to do that he'll become one of the greatest player in history. I can't wait Roland Garros to start.
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
Sharapova and Federed said that this kind of draw is better for Nadal then to Djokovic.I totally dissagree with them.It would be much harder to beat Rafa in potential final then in quarter final.If Nadal would get into final,he would forgot about losses earlier this year.His confidence would be high,knowing the fact that...
Sharapova and Federed said that this kind of draw is better for Nadal then to Djokovic.I totally dissagree with them.It would be much harder to beat Rafa in potential final then in quarter final.If Nadal would get into final,he would forgot about losses earlier this year.His confidence would be high,knowing the fact that he only lost 1 match in Paris .
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seculla 8 years ago
This is very interesting draw for the fans, but I'm not so sure that that is the situation when it comes to Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. It will be very interesting tournament, and it always was, but now with this draw it will be even more interesting. Also with this draw Federer's "road to the final" is way easier that...
This is very interesting draw for the fans, but I'm not so sure that that is the situation when it comes to Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. It will be very interesting tournament, and it always was, but now with this draw it will be even more interesting. Also with this draw Federer's "road to the final" is way easier that we all expected. But we will see, surprises happen all the time.
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