Big possibility of Nadal being seeded no.5 for Roland Garros

[DMan]

Originally Posted by ductrung3993

Nadal drops out of AO

=> Ferrer moves up with a gap of 1015 pts.

Up till RG, here are what they have to defend:

Ferrer:

AO 360 + IW 45 + Miami 180 + Rome 360 + Madrid 180 + Acalpulco 500 + Barcelona 300 = 2225

Nadal: IW 360 + Miami 360 + MC 1000 + Madrid 90+ Rome 1000 + Barcelona 500 = 3410



So to sum up, Nadal is 1000 point behind (after AO point drops) and ~ 1200 more points to defend => a total of 2200 points to cover

....which I dont see as a very likely, and maybe very interesting too. Also, it marks the first time since 2005 Nadal is not seeded 1 or 2 at the clay slam.

Nadal won't be in the top 8 seeds at RG

[Feather]

Originally Posted by Hood_Man

Nadal being #5 is probably more dangerous for everyone else than himself. It could cost Djokovic over 800 points, and Federer/Ferrer over 300.

Exactly!

The guy who draws Nadal in QF is gonna lose points.

[absurdo]

some people on this boards talk as the guy will never lose again at roland garros. i only believe that if he quits tennis and never play again. because if his career is not over (i hope not) and he keeps playing there for a few more years, YES he is going to lose. it might not be this year, but at some point it is going to happen. having that in mind, i think 2013 is a good year for it to happen, and i think nadal does not want to play the top 3 back to back to back. djokovic alone could beat him, so ...

[veroniquem]

Djoko hasn't proved yet that he could beat Rafa at RG. Jury is still out on that one.

[romeo8880]

Can't wait to bet a large amount of money on Nadal to win the French Open. His odds will be nice and juicy this year.