Winner: Rafael Nadal
I'm predicting Rafael Nadal to win the French Open. He may have dropped to world #3, but he will always be on top at Roland Garros. Maybe the best clay court player ever, he has only lost once since 2005 at the French Open. Simply cannot go against Nadal here.
Federer to me poses more of a challenge than Djokovic because he's on a role right now and looking more like his old self. After winning in Madrid, he's sure to have a lot of confidence. Yet, no matter how good Federer is, he hasn't been able to crack Nadal at the French Open and I think that trend will continue.
Sleeper: Tomas Berdych
Another outside possibility is Tomas Berdych. He's been playing very well recently and has that big-hitting game to take down Nadal, similar to Robin Soderling in 2009. The chances of this happening are very slim.
Early Exit Prediction: Andy Murray
Let's face the facts. Andy Murray has not played well at all recently. He lost in the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo to Tomas Berdych and in the quarterfinals in Barcelona to Milos Raonic. Now he's lost in the 3rd round of the Italian Open to Richard Gasquet. These are all formidable opponents, but for the world #4 he must beat these guys. Both Raonic and Gasquet aren't even in the top 20. I could see an early round exit for Murray.
Surprise Player who could go deep: Juan Martin del Potro
He has the game to do it. He reached the semifinals in 2009 at the French Open and won the 2009 US Open. The question is whether he can sustain it for best out of five sets. It wouldn't surprise me if he beat a top 5 player to go to the semis or maybe even the finals.
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