French Open Tennis Players

BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 21: Serena Williams of USA hits a shot to Tiantian Sun of China during the China Open on September 21, 2005 at the Beijing Tennis Center in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)The French Open has a tendency to turn the pecking order in international tennis on its head. Epic five set matches tend to favour players with endurance an finesse in the men’s draw, while the women’s draw at the French Open is the most competitive at any grand slam tennis tournament.

Men’s French Open Draw 2011

All eyes will be on Novak Djokovic in the 2011 French Open men’s draw. After a disappointing season in 2010, Djokovic has bounced back to his best form, and even managed to beat Rafael Nadal on clay in the final of the 2011 Madrid Masters.

Opposing him in Paris will be the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, who began his own comeback at the French Open in 2010. Nadal has still managed to claim the lion's share of clay titles in 2011, but has never had to deal with a player of Djokovic's calibre opposing him on his favourite surface. Neutral fans will hope that these two clash in a memorable grand slam final at Roland Garros in 2011.

A number of players will be looking to crash the Nadal vs. Djokovic final party in 2011. Amongst these is Juan Martin del Potro, who has both the clay-court skills and grand slam pedigree to upset either Nadal or Djokovic, and has been back on the winning trail in recent weeks. You can't write the experienced Roger Federer off either, as he's sure to bring his best game to the table at Roland Garros in 2011.

Women’s French Open Draw 2011

Caroline Wozniacki will be the player to watch out for in the women’s draw. The Dane is still in search of her maiden Grand Slam title, and as the top ranked player on the WTA Tour has a major point to prove at Roland Garros in June.

With Serena Williams still out of the mix, Victoria Azarenka and Vera Zvonareva are going to be the biggest threats to Wozniacki's grand slam ambitions. However, it will also be interesting to see how 2011 Australian Open champion, Kim Clijsters, adapts her power game to the clay of Roland Garros.

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