The French Open draw ceremony took place on Friday afternoon in Paris and for the third consecutive year, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are in the same half of the bracket. It is the fifth straight time when mathematically possible (not the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds) that Nadal and Djokovic have landed on the same side.
Djokovic’s bottom quarter is especially difficult, as it also includes Madrid and Barcelona runner-up Dominic Thiem in addition to 2016 French Open quarterfinalist David Goffin. Thiem and Goffin are on a collision course for the fourth round, with the winner possibly to face Djokovic in the last eight.
Nadal, on the other hand, has a seemingly simple route to the semis. The nine-time Roland Garros champion could eventually meet Jack Sock in round four and either Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov, or Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarters.
A wide open top half is home to 2016 runner-up Andy Murray and 2015 winner Stan Wawrinka. Both men have been struggling, so the door could be open for contenders such as recent Rome champion Alexander Zverev and–if healthy–Juan Martin Del Potro. Zverev must deal with an especially tough early-round draw that includes Fernando Verdasco right off the bat and likely Pablo Cuevas in the third round.
Full draw at the Roland Garros website
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No Ricky, it’s the NINTH straight time, a i in 512 chance of “random” occurrence.
#NID
#NolesBack
Ah. 5th for RG draws (9th straight overall for any tournament they’ve both entered). You should have qualified like you did on twitter. Don’t you? Or do you.
Ricky Dimon @Dimonator 20m20 minutes ago
this is fifth straight time that Nadal and Djokovic, when they haven’t been the 1 and 2 seeds, have been in the same half of the RG draw.
I wanna see Muller Stan Kyrgios Rafa and the Americans do well. Muller will likely go out third round. Kyrgios is absolutely fucked. Stan is either losing to a qualifier first round or winning the whole thing. Rafa will probably win. Isner has a great draw and realistically could make the quarters but will probably come up with clutch play at the slams as always against Berdych and get triple bageled. Escobedo and Tiafoe actually have legitimate chances at round three runs. Also Sock/Harrison will make third round (probably Sock) and have a toughie against Mr. VAMOS then a much easier fourth round match with Rafa. There’s my slightly sarcastic brief take on the draw. Less sarcastic thoughts on it will be coming.
Actually just realized the NK that has a better chance of advancing past round one is Nicolas Kicker. Damn.
Also joining Kyrgios in the “getting fucked by the draw business” is Murray. And that is a reference to a movie by the way if anyone knows which one I’m talking about.
Which movie, Benny?
Usual suspects. Kinda an obscure scene though. I’m hoping at least some people on here have seen it. I mean I wasn’t even close to born when it came out and I have watched it thrice lol
Good taste!
Joao (Keyser) Sousa got a tough draw too. Ok now the movie should be clear
Also keyser sozé is the main villain so I just said keyser Sousa instead
Joao Shousa.
Hahah yes
Rafa to win the title. Semis- Nadal vs Theim and Murray vs someone in the other quarter( not Stan).
Not Murray*
Why is Federer listed in the poll and received 6 votes to win? He is not even playing?
Just goes to show how good he is.
#FedIsBack
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Lol!???
Hawkeye is incorrigible 🙂
I went straight for Rafa – didn’t even see anyone else.
Didn’t pick anyone in the poll yet but I guess I’ll go with Federer because he’s back
Federer’s not in the French Open this year.
Are you sure?????
Wait are you serious? I had Roger and Haas playing each other in the final darnit
Roland-Garros 35 minutes ago: “Schedule: TOP half of women’s draw & BOTTOM of men’s will play Sun/Mon. BOTTOM half of women’s & TOP of men’s will play Mon/Tue.”
https://twitter.com/rolandgarros/status/868136156428468224
Sunday’s matches:
https://twitter.com/KasiTennis/status/868133654576410624
Gussie, who do you think I’ll get to see because my daughter has got tickets for us on the 6th?
Knowing my luck it will be mainly rain delays 🙁
ed251137 (AT 6:27 PM),
On the 6th, you’ll see the QFs of the TOP half of women’s & the BOTTOM half of men’s draw.
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/content/the_tournament/info/tournament_schedule.html
Tiggy gets it:
“What may make Djokovic happiest is seeing who he’s scheduled to face in the quarterfinals: Thiem. The Austrian is one of the contenders to win the tournament, but to do it he’ll probably have to avoid the Serb. Djokovic has dropped just one set in their five matches. In other words, this is the last quarter of the draw that Thiem wanted to find himself in.”
Semifinals: CryBaby d. Nishikori; Nadal d. Djokovic
Final: Nadal d. CryBaby
#GreatMinds….
#NolesBack
#MirkasRight
I have a feeling that it’ll either be someone entirely new or Wawarinka if he reaches the semis ….http://www.138mph.com/murraywawarinka-and-djokovicnadal-on-same-sides-of-the-draw/
Of course Kavita. Most thinly veiled fedfawns like you would agree. Just don’t mistake feeling with wishful thinking. Don’t you? Or do you.