Roland Garros: Draws are out

Federer Nadal: it's a semi!!

Nadal-Gasquet: in the 3rd. Both have easy draws by then.
Thus Fed doesn't need to beat both of them.

Safin & Coria are in the other half, in a same quarter.
Agassi & Roddick are in the bottom quarter. This will be the most open to upsets.

Gaudio Nadal in the QF. Tough.
 
Also liking the possible rd 2 Agassi-Andreev tilt, speaking of early-round fun.

Joachim looks like a very probable one-n-done on the clay vs Verdasco.
 
Roland Garros: Federer, Nadal, Gasquet ... (the path)

Federer: Sela (Q), Almagro, Gonzalez (!!), Moya, Nalbandian/Henman, Nadal, Safin/Coria

Nadal: Burgsmuller, Malisse, Gasquet (!!), Stepanek, Gaudio, Federer, Safin/Coria

Gasquet: Bracciali (!), Mello, Nadal (!!), Stepanek, Gaudio, Federer, Safin/Coria

Gaudio: Benneteau, Koubek, Novak/Mantilla, D. Ferrer (!!), Nadal, Federer, Safin/Coria

Coria: K. Carlsen, Ginepri, Youzhny/Melzer, Davydenko/Haas (!), Safin, Agassi/Roddick, Federer/Nadal/Gasquet

Safin: Sluiter, Enqvist, Ferrero (!!), Robredo/Kuerten/T.Johansson, Coria/Davydenko, Agassi/Roddick, Federer/Nadal/Gasquet

Roddick: Tsonga (!), Mirnyi/Acasuso, Volandri (!), Massu/Ljubicic/Puerta, Agassi, Coria/Safin, Federer/Nadal/Gasquet

Agassi: Nieminen (Q) (!), Andreev (!), Kiefer, F. Lopez/Canas (!), Roddick, Coria/Safin, Federer/Nadal/Gasquet

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Federer has the worst draw. Nadal's and Gasquet's are next, fighting each other in 3rd.

The bottom half is much easier.
 
I don't think Soderling is much of a clay-courter, anyone seen Almagro play? I assume by his name, he should at least be decent on dirt...I don't see Gonzalez as a huge threat for Fed.
 
@wright said:
I don't think Soderling is much of a clay-courter, anyone seen Almagro play? I assume by his name, he should at least be decent on dirt...I don't see Gonzalez as a huge threat for Fed.
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Gonzalez had a 3 setter with him in Monte Carlo this year and you never know what is capable of on a given day.
 
almagro is amazing! I think he played Coria at Hamburg last year when Coria was on fire and took him to 3 sets?

He has a simliar game to Gonzalez, just stand and deliver
 
1 Almagro could upset federer if he goes on fire.

2 Bottom draw looks like the easiest but everyone in the 4 brackets have potential for upsets

3 Nadal and Gasquet got to face each other too early
 
@wright said:
I don't think Soderling is much of a clay-courter, anyone seen Almagro play? I assume by his name, he should at least be decent on dirt...I don't see Gonzalez as a huge threat for Fed.
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Yep, saw Almagro beat Safin in Rome, young, good clay game. He also served for the match (iirc) against Kuerten in last year's RG 1st round. Pretty tough second round for Federer.
 
federerhoogenbandfan said:
Fed will not lose to Almagro, unless he plays like total c$%p. Looking at his draw, he should be in the semis atleast if he plays even reasonable.
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You're too overconfident. Almagro is a player that fires like gonzo. He beat safin this year, almost beat guga last year, and nearly beat coria last year (when coria was unbeaten on clay).
 
federerhoogenbandfan said:
Fed will not lose to Almagro, unless he plays like total c$%p. Looking at his draw, he should be in the semis atleast if he plays even reasonable.
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No, I don't share your confidence. Almagro and Nalbandian, even Gonzalez could be very difficult for Federer, especially on Chatrier. If he manages that and meets Nadal in the semis, then I'll be surprised if Roger gets a set. Seriously.
 
You have to factor in that these are all best of 5 sets - this favors the more experienced player who can change his game plan. Fed will have time to analyze his opponent's game and do what he needs to do to win. All the blurbs I've seen on his RG preparation talk about S&V - can't wait to see it. I'd say before Nadal, Gonzalez or Nalbandian would be his toughest test. I would be shocked if Moya beat him, even at RG.
 
I know the men's draw has captured all of the discussion here - and deservedly so after the spring so far. I am excited to see if Federer can prove himself at RG, Nadal can break through, Coria can take advantage of his draw, Roddick can get past the 3rd round (good draw for that), or if Agassi can make a run...

However, on the women's side, have you ever seen an easier draw to the semifinal than what Amelie Mauresmo has? And her likely semi opponent would be Sharapova.

This is Mauresmo's best chance ever to win the French. If she doesn't take advantage of this draw, she will never win it!
 
verdasco67 said:
Coria has the best draw if you ask me.
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Coria has a nice draw but not the best.. he will have to face either Ferrero or Safin in the QF
 
Jack the Hack said:
I know the men's draw has captured all of the discussion here - and deservedly so after the spring so far. I am excited to see if Federer can prove himself at RG, Nadal can break through, Coria can take advantage of his draw, Roddick can get past the 3rd round (good draw for that), or if Agassi can make a run...

However, on the women's side, have you ever seen an easier draw to the semifinal than what Amelie Mauresmo has? And her likely semi opponent would be Sharapova.

This is Mauresmo's best chance ever to win the French. If she doesn't take advantage of this draw, she will never win it!
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seems the women are way overpaid... tennis is about the only sport where men's prize money are not that higher then women's.... while the real tennis fans really only care about the men.
 
Such a hard draw for Fed ! But noting dangerous IMHO. Real champions and talents should prove their talents in all situations including the most difficult.

IMHO the main competition around championship must be among Fed, Coria, Nadal. These 3. I bet for Federer.
 
...while the real tennis fans really only care about the men.
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dozo,

So you are saying that I am not a "real" tennis fan because I looked at the women's draw and saw that the top half was loaded and Mauresmo's draw was weak?

Care to trade fan resumes?

I've been around the game for about 25 years now, been ranked at the sectional level, watched thousands of hours of pro matches on TV, worked for the USTA, coached high school and college teams, have attended several pro events - both men's and women's - including Wimbledon and the Davis Cup, and have spent WAY too much time lately on this forum... I think I qualify as a "real" fan and my post was legitimate! ;)
 
in my opinion rafa has the worst draw :( to win the title he must beat gasquet, gaudio, fed and coria/safin/ferrero in best of five. i don't see him making it. if he does then he deserves it.
roger is possible, he's better than gonzales, moya won't make it far ( watch out for hrbaty, he's practicing on clay like never before), nalbandian could trouble him though. but if he makes it to the SF, i can see him as a possible champion.
coria could make it also, if he does't face fed in the final. and also safin and ferrero could make an upset.
but as always at roland garros somebody will surprise us :p
 
Jack the Hack said:
best chance ever to win the French. If she doesn't take advantage of this draw, she will never win it!
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Last year was just a good a chance. Dementieva in the semis, with the winner to face Myskina in the finals? How much more of a cakewalk later round can you get?

And besides, I don't think Mauresmo will get Sharapova in the semis, though she does have a cakewalk draw until then. I'd hazard a guess and say we'll see Justine Henin in that semi.
 
dozu said:
seems the women are way overpaid... tennis is about the only sport where men's prize money are not that higher then women's.... while the real tennis fans really only care about the men.
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Did I miss a news brief? At last check both RG and Wimbledon paid the men more anyways - so what are you going on about? :confused:

Unless you meant to say "not that much higher"... in which case, nevermind.
 
Max G,

You are right! Given the way JHH has been playing, she has to be the favorite to get the to semis in that quarter.

Kuznetsova and Sharapova could present challenging matches in the 4th round and quarterfinal, but if JHH gets past them, she would be the favorite over Mauresmo in the semi... and probably whoever she meets in the final.

So in this case, you could say JHH has a pretty good draw!

I still can't get past how easy Mauresmo's quarter looks! The seeds in this portion are Nadia Petrova (7), Marion Bartoli (28), Tatiana Golovin (17), Elena Bovina (12), Jelena Jankovic (15), Francesca Schiavone (22), Ana Ivanovic (29), and Amelie Mauresmo (3). It looks like the draw for a Tier II event!!! Of this group, only Petrova and Mauresmo have ever been as far as the semis in a Grand Slam, and Mauresmo is clearly the strongest.
 
J. Johannson has just withdrawn with an injury, so Soderling has been switched. Federer will play a qualifier in the first round.
 
Fee said:
J. Johannson has just withdrawn with an injury, so Soderling has been switched. Federer will play a qualifier in the first round.
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Not in the official draw at the site yet. But very interesting.
Could be James Blake:-)
 
TwistServe said:
Coria has a nice draw but not the best.. he will have to face either Ferrero or Safin in the QF
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why are ppl overlooking his round of 16 match with costa?

the roddick/agassi section has 8 qualifiers, and guys like mirinyi, karlovic, popp, lubicic and rusedski. not exactly a strong section on a clay court.
 
Safin has a fairly good draw in my eyes. I only see Ferrero as the one he needs to watch out for. If Safin can make quick work of his first two opponents, he might have enough energy to take on Ferrero. That's a big IF though. What kind of Safin will show up? He demolished Martin quickly last time before he played Ferrero and still lost.
 
Guga has a resonable draw considering hes unseeded. Sanchez in the first rd and next the winner of Lukzak/Qualifier. Third rd Robredo.

Hopefully guga can notch two easy wins early on and then play with intensity and full match fitness during hes third rd showdown with Robredo. Dont count out the trichampion, he usually turns up the heat at RG.
 
After seeing the draw, here's my predictions of quarters and up:

Top half: Quarters: Federer vs. Nalbandian, Nadal vs. Gaudio
Semis: Federer vs. Nadal
Bottom half: Quarters: Coria vs. Safin, Canas vs. Volandri
Semis: Safin vs. Canas
FINALS Safin vs. Nadal, Winner=?
 
gugafanatic said:
Soderling now takes on Verdasco, Fed plays a LL OR Quali.
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Wow another Fed setup / cake walk.. I thought they finally gave him a draw to make him work for the championship, but apparently they just want to give him some freebies
 
TwistServe said:
Wow another Fed setup / cake walk.. I thought they finally gave him a draw to make him work for the championship, but apparently they just want to give him some freebies
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did u even look at the draw?

gonzo, moya, nalbandian, nadal then the final.
 
TwistServe said:
Wow another Fed setup / cake walk.. I thought they finally gave him a draw to make him work for the championship, but apparently they just want to give him some freebies
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it is fixed as he has an uncle in the committee - if it was not for your post - i would have missed it :???:

again your post are full of intellect , i bow .
 
The draws were p i s s easy at the other 4 Slams, so why would you
expect the FRENCH OPEN FAVORITE to lose? No one has the intelligence and desire to beat him. Why don't all the players retire? Bow down, please.
 
Last year was just a good a chance. Dementieva in the semis, with the winner to face Myskina in the finals? How much more of a cakewalk later round can you get?
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I agree, I felt Mauresmo had a better shot last year. And, her match with "I'm Not Her!" was in the Quarterfinals. ED (indeed), played Suarez in the semifinal.
 
Bertchel Banks said:
I agree, I felt Mauresmo had a better shot last year. And, her match with "I'm Not Her!" was in the Quarterfinals. ED (indeed), played Suarez in the semifinal.
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Good catch, good catch, thanks for correcting me.

The point still stands - Dementieva, Suarez, Myskina as a quarter, semi, and final. Those are winnable matches by any sort of standard.
 
Marius_Hancu said:
Blake is in the main draw:

Tomas Cakl CZE 6 1 1
James Blake USA (17) 2 6 6

good result, but expected.
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Maybe he can finally catch his "big" break and make some noise at a slam. But I doubt it, it's too tough of a journey.
 
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