My Roland garros 2020 Draw analysis.

[Nadal_King]

Draw seems to be great for Djokovic, should really make the finals but still watch out for Tsitsipas if he can get his head in right state this is his stake to doing good as his draw seems fine to me although a tasty round 4 awaits with in form shapovalov apart from that he can surely make semis, Medvedev has a tough 1st round overall his chances look bleak to make qfs but if he does I give him low chances to overcome Tsitsipas/shapo
Now coming to the bottom half which is loaded, thiem has a tough draw although his talent on clay should help him overcome all but still he seems most likely to not reach final 4 of big 3 contenders.
Wawrinka vs Mirray to ve honest I had thought will happen once I saw murray placed to play a seed and I saw it will be 13-16 I knew it will be that.
Coming to king's draw it's fine and some matches with Nishi and fognini will get him into groove although he got the toughest qf opponent imo as zverev is good on clay and good in slams this year.
Overall it seems Djokovic vs Nadal final once more.
My prediction
Qfs
Djokovic- Bautista agut
Rublev- Tsitsipas
Thiem- Coric
Nadal- Herbert
Sf
Djokovic- Tsitsipas
Nadal- Thiem
Final
Djokovic- Nadal
Winner
Nadal

 

[Deleted member 770948]

Can you imagine how disastrous it would be if Nadal was never given the opportunity of playing Djokovic ever again at Roland Garros?
Being forced to only play Djokovic at hardcourt slams would be completely unfair.
Playing at Wimbledon is ok, considering Djokovic needed 10-8 5th Set to beat Nadal at Wimbeldon 2018 with a closed roof, but they rarely meet there.
Nadal looking to improve to 10-6 vs. Djokovic at slams, unless Djokovic tanks in the semi again....

I'm trying to figure out who will take a set from Nadal.....
Thiem is the toughest opponent, but they've played THIRTEEN sets at Roland Garros and Thiem has only won ONE set.....and it was a very difficult 7-5 set.
Maybe Fognini if he's on fire can take a set.
Djokovic has the more difficult Semi-final, so if he doesn't want to face Nadal he'll be able to tank very easily unfortunately.

 

[BeatlesFan]

but still watch out for Tsitsipas

Sorry, stopped reading right there.

 

[Cortana]

Djokovic wins this tournamemt easy lol. What a fantastic draw.

 

[Nadal_King]

N

Can you imagine how disastrous it would be if Nadal was never given the opportunity of playing Djokovic ever again at Roland Garros?
Being forced to only play Djokovic at hardcourt slams would be completely unfair.
Playing at Wimbledon is ok, considering Djokovic needed 10-8 5th Set to beat Nadal at Wimbeldon 2018 with a closed roof, but they rarely meet there.
Nadal looking to improve to 10-6 vs. Djokovic at slams, unless Djokovic tanks in the semi again....

I'm trying to figure out who will take a set from Nadal.....
Thiem is the toughest opponent, but they've played THIRTEEN sets at Roland Garros and Thiem has only won ONE set.....and it was a very difficult 7-5 set.
Maybe Fognini if he's on fire can take a set.

Nadal has a fine draw which will provide him good matchplay into the final rounds likes of nishikori, fognini and zverev will be good although not discounting there abilities but rafa at RG is a different beast which can be tamed only by Thiem/Djokovic

 

[DSH]

Can Tsitsipas gets that far and face Joker in the sf at RG?

 

[TheNachoMan]

I expect Zverev to surprise some people

 

[Vanilla Slice]

Wawrinka Murray in the first round? Huge match

 

[Lleytonstation]

This just means we will watch Rafa destroy Djoker in the final. I am good with that.

 

[uscwang]

Fognini could upset Nadal.
Thiem will be the new king if he comes out on top from this draw.
Zverev could be a serious contender here.
Overall, this is a golden opportunity for Novak to complete his double career grand slam.

 

[uscwang]

N

Nadal has a fine draw which will provide him good matchplay into the final rounds likes of nishikori, fognini and zverev will be good although not discounting there abilities but rafa at RG is a different beast which can be tamed only by Thiem/Djokovic

It is a very tough draw for THIS Nadal.

 

[DSH]

Fognini could upset Nadal.
Thiem will be the new king if he comes out on top from this draw.
Zverev could be a serious contender here.
Overall, this is a golden opportunity for Novak to complete his double career grand slam.

No.
Zverev on the other hand...

 

[Deleted member 770948]

This just means we will watch Rafa destroy Djoker in the final. I am good with that.

Nadal getting to beat Djokovic for a 10th time at slams is the only thing I wanted from this Roland Garros.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Djokovic beats Nadal in the RG final

 

[DSH]

Djokovic beats Nadal in the RG final

 

[Nadal_King]

Exactly if thiem wins rg with this draw he is no 1 player of the world for me

Fognini could upset Nadal.
Thiem will be the new king if he comes out on top from this draw.
Zverev could be a serious contender here.
Overall, this is a golden opportunity for Novak to complete his double career grand slam.

 

[junior74]

Cakewalk draw for Djokovic in these demanding times.

 

[Hitman]

No.
Zverev on the other hand...

Good times.

 

[Hitman]

Nadal getting to beat Djokovic for a 10th time at slams is the only thing I wanted from this Roland Garros.

Congratulations.

 

[Deleted member 770948]

Medvedev-Djokovic SF will be a lot closer than a Nadal-Thiem SF.

 

[DSH]

Medvedev-Djokovic SF will be a lot closer than a Nadal-Thiem SF.

 

[TheNachoMan]

This just means we will watch Rafa Zverev destroy Djoker in the final. I am good with that.

FTFY

 

[The Blond Blur]

After looking at RAFA's draw:

 

[Lleytonstation]

FTFY

I mean, I would not dislike that...

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Medvedev-Djokovic SF will be a lot closer than a Nadal-Thiem SF.

Lol medvedev won’t even get to semis. I don’t think he’s won a first round at the french. He lost early in Hamburg!

 

[Cortana]

I have a bad feeling about this tournament. Something tells me that neither Djokovic nor Nadal will be in the final.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Djokovic beats Nadal in the RG final

 

[tsamo]

I have a bad feeling about this tournament. Something tells me that neither Djokovic nor Nadal will be in the final.

Is that a bad or a good feeling?
Honestly I would love for someone else to step up their game and win it.
I don't think it will happen but we can certainly hope, can't we?

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

This just means we will watch Rafa destroy Djoker in the final. I am good with that.

Keep dreaming

 

[Indigo]

 

[Mainad]

Wawrinka Murray in the first round? Huge match

It would have been once upon a time but Andy no longer has the fitness level to go through a 5 setter.

 

[StrongRule]

I have a bad feeling about this tournament. Something tells me that neither Djokovic nor Nadal will be in the final.

Lol, who THEORETICALLY can take Djokovic out with his draw?

 

[Cortana]

Lol, who THEORETICALLY can take Djokovic out with his draw?

How about the Russian guy?

 

[StrongRule]

How about the Russian guy?

Medvedev will probably not even go that far.

 

[uscwang]

I have a bad feeling about this tournament. Something tells me that neither Djokovic nor Nadal will be in the final.

Novak should be fine as long as molecules from his smashed racquet don't reach anybody on court.

 

[nolefam_2024]

JFYI
There is covid as well.

 

[RaulRamirez]

I'll have to pore over the draw some more.
As a fan of non-random numerical seeding (other than upsets, of course), as #1, Novak should draw #4 and Rafa as #2 should draw #3. On paper, I do think Novak has a fairly clear path to the semis.

From a quick look, Thiem's draw looks tricky, but ...we'll see what transpires.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Fognini could upset Nadal.

Fog doesn't look to be in tip top shape, I doubt he's physically able to defeat Nadal in BO5 in his current condition.

 

[helterskelter]

It would have been once upon a time but Andy no longer has the fitness level to go through a 5 setter.

Does Stan?

 

[uscwang]

Fog doesn't look to be in tip top shape, I doubt he's physically able to defeat Nadal in BO5 in his current condition.

I admit I haven't seen Fognini playing on clay this season, which is full of madness anyway.
I said that because he is not afraid of Nadal and his shot making can cause trouble.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

How about the Russian guy?

The Russian guy who’s never passed the first round of the french open? Yeah, nice joke

 

[Hitman]

I'll have to pore over the draw some more.
As a fan of non-random numerical seeding (other than upsets, of course), as #1, Novak should draw #4 and Rafa as #2 should draw #3. On paper, I do think Novak has a fairly clear path to the semis.

From a quick look, Thiem's draw looks tricky, but ...we'll see what transpires.

That's not how it works. Number 3 could fall into either half. There is no real should to this.

 

[Ray Mercer]

It will be interesting to see if Nadal can go through Thiem and Djokovic back to back at age 34 with very few matches under his belt. Hopefully Thiem does not get upset early.

 

[junior74]

It would have been once upon a time but Andy no longer has the fitness level to go through a 5 setter.

Neither has, I fear. Will they "kill each other" one last time on the French mud?

 

[junior74]

Fog doesn't look to be in tip top shape, I doubt he's physically able to defeat Nadal in BO5 in his current condition.

I admit I haven't seen Fognini playing on clay this season, which is full of madness anyway.
I said that because he is not afraid of Nadal and his shot making can cause trouble.

Fog lost to Humbert in Rome and Ruud in Hamburg. Looks very indifferent and out of form - which is just as good a sign as anything with the Fog!
He seems to be very motivated when he plays Rafa, for some reason

 

[RaulRamirez]

That's not how it works. Number 3 could fall into either half. There is no real should to this.

I know that it's a "coin flip", as are how 5-8 get seeded (etc), but my feeling has always been that they should do straight numerical pairings (though no reseedings after upsets). Think March Madness or any number of other team sports.
Any impressions overall on the draw?

 

[Legend of Borg]

I expect Zverev to surprise some people

ye, he'll lose 4th round instead of 2nd

amazin

 

[MugOpponent]

Djokovic wins this tournamemt easy lol. What a fantastic draw.

The draw is laughably favorable for him. Zverev should have been on his side to balance it somewhat. If you're Novak could you have designed this to be any better?

 

[Deleted member 770948]

It will be interesting to see if Nadal can go through Thiem and Djokovic back to back at age 34 with very few matches under his belt. Hopefully Thiem does not get upset early.

But can either of them even take a set from Nadal?
Thiem has taken a total of ONE SET vs. Nadal in THIRTEEN attempts at Roland Garros.
Djokovic took a set from Nadal at Rome 2019 but Nadal won 60 46 61, and Nadal won their 2017 and 2018 clay meetings in straight sets.
There is a good chance Nadal will have enough stamina to beat these clowns in straight sets.

 

[Deleted member 770948]

The draw is laughably favorable for him. Zverev should have been on his side to balance it somewhat. If you're Novak could you have designed this to be any better?

Djokovic tanked the 5th Set vs. Thiem at Roland Garros last year, and I don't think he'll want to play Nadal this year either.
He knows he can only beat 2015 Nadal at Roland Garros, and Nadal will lead their slam h2h 10-6 if they meet this year.