nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
1. Novak Djokovic - 3 time Roland Garros champion, won 2 of the last 3 titles and lost third to eventual winner. Has taken apart Nadal Tsitsipas Ruud Zverev and Alcaraz who are all on the LIST.
2. Carlos Alcaraz - 20 years old with 7 clay titles. Already won 2 Madrid titles and 2 Barcelona titles. Could have pushed Djokovic last year but body gave up on him. He has beaten Tsitsipas from this list but being the youngest player of the group, he definitely has time on his side.
3. Rafael Nadal - He is coming back, perhaps for the final time. He has to prove he can play at his best again but clay gives him superpowers. In 2022, when he was looking bad, he beat 3 players from this list to win the title. Overall he has beaten Djokovic a gazillion times, Zverev and Ruud here.
4. Alexander Zverev - He has made semifinals in last 3 editions. In 2021, he was beaten by Tsitsipas who is on this list, in 2022 he beat Alcaraz who is on the list but got injured vs Nadal, in 2023 he had very poor performance vs Ruud who is on this list. But 3 straight semis, he is a formidable force. He is also the guy who beat Alcaraz in 2022 and now knows he can beat Alcaraz in a grinding match. He has also won Madrid/Rome before.
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas - This guy is figuratively taking crap from the entire tennis community right now. His best days might not be over though, he is only 25. He has shown he can beat Zverev who is on this list, he was 2 sets up vs Djokovic but lost in the end. The match was high quality. Tsitsipas also has 2 Monte Carlo titles and has been in QF or better in 3 of the last 4 years.
6. Casper Ruud - Now hear me out. This guy is probably the worst on this list. But he has proven to be consistent on the surface like David Ferrer. Two slam finals even through a puffy draw are not anything to scoff at. He has more finals here than anyone not named Djokovic or Nadal. He will need a lot of help from the draw but he puts himself in there just by showing consistency.
I am removing Sinner and Rune from this list. Even though Rune in 2022 beat Tsitsipas and Sinner has at least shown his base level is in top 4 right now, I think both are not ready to win Roland Garros and would be shocked if that happened.

2. Carlos Alcaraz - 20 years old with 7 clay titles. Already won 2 Madrid titles and 2 Barcelona titles. Could have pushed Djokovic last year but body gave up on him. He has beaten Tsitsipas from this list but being the youngest player of the group, he definitely has time on his side.

3. Rafael Nadal - He is coming back, perhaps for the final time. He has to prove he can play at his best again but clay gives him superpowers. In 2022, when he was looking bad, he beat 3 players from this list to win the title. Overall he has beaten Djokovic a gazillion times, Zverev and Ruud here.
4. Alexander Zverev - He has made semifinals in last 3 editions. In 2021, he was beaten by Tsitsipas who is on this list, in 2022 he beat Alcaraz who is on the list but got injured vs Nadal, in 2023 he had very poor performance vs Ruud who is on this list. But 3 straight semis, he is a formidable force. He is also the guy who beat Alcaraz in 2022 and now knows he can beat Alcaraz in a grinding match. He has also won Madrid/Rome before.

5. Stefanos Tsitsipas - This guy is figuratively taking crap from the entire tennis community right now. His best days might not be over though, he is only 25. He has shown he can beat Zverev who is on this list, he was 2 sets up vs Djokovic but lost in the end. The match was high quality. Tsitsipas also has 2 Monte Carlo titles and has been in QF or better in 3 of the last 4 years.

6. Casper Ruud - Now hear me out. This guy is probably the worst on this list. But he has proven to be consistent on the surface like David Ferrer. Two slam finals even through a puffy draw are not anything to scoff at. He has more finals here than anyone not named Djokovic or Nadal. He will need a lot of help from the draw but he puts himself in there just by showing consistency.

I am removing Sinner and Rune from this list. Even though Rune in 2022 beat Tsitsipas and Sinner has at least shown his base level is in top 4 right now, I think both are not ready to win Roland Garros and would be shocked if that happened.
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