The DRAW Is Revealed.

This years French Open could be the most exciting grand slam this whole season. Due to the probable matches in the coming weeks. World Number 1 Rafael Nadal can ultimatly meet his arch rival Roger Federer in the finals. And the Williams Sister were also placed on seperate side of the draw which means they could repeat their 2002 run to the final. But before we talk about finlas, the matches leading up to the championship fortnight are to die for.

there are alot of questions that will be answered in the next two weeks. Can Roger finally prevail clay? Can Nadal keep up his winninng streak on clay 146-5 loses. Will Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic live up to the dark horse reputation or just crumble under pressure? Can the Americans live up to the past Champions of the game and bring home another title? Will Maria Sharapova be ready to play competitve tennis again after a 9 month injury from the game? Can the reigining French Open champion Ana Ivanovic perform well enough to recapture the title? and these questions will be answered.

Whos The Real Number 1?

Dinara Safina is officially the new number one female tennis player in the world. But in Serena Williams mind she is and will forever be the number one ranked player.

when playing a tournament in Rome a reporter asked her how does she feel losing the top spot and she said, " We all Know who the real number one is." Know im a BIG Serena Williams fan but when you walk with too much pride on your shoulders you come off as being arrogant.

Now one would expect after a comment like that, that she would be going off on a tangent winning matches from left to right but it has been the conmplete opposite. she has been eliminated twice in the first round of Rome and Madrid while on the other hand Dinara Safina has won both those touranments.

Now the reason for this may be becasue of her bummed knee that has been bothering since the Sony Ericcson Open, or maybe she is just to busy advertising her new clothing and jewlery on HSN for the past two weeks you decide. But being that the French Open is right around the corner ill expect her to bring her A game. Especially since she is the "real number one player in te world. BUt her road to victory aint going to be no Crystal Stair she will have to go through the number 3 player in the world her sister Venus and of course those pesky Euopean players.

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Can The U.S Finally Rise In Paris?

The French open is right around the corner. And both the top men and women are scheduled to play. The 2.2 million dollar event is one of tennis most lucrative tournament, unfortunately this too is a place where U.S falls quickly and I am not talking about on the clay. The last American to win the trophy was Serena Williams way back in 2002, and since then no American has ever reached the semifinals. Why is that you ask?

My theory about Americans and clay is that they just don’t mix. Americans are brought up playing tennis on fast hard courts for most of their tennis life. So for them to transition their games to a slow clay court must be a challenge. Take for instance Andy Roddick on the fast courts at the U.S Open his game suits that court perfectly hard flat serve, and penetrating ground strokes this leaves him in control of the points. but on the slow courts in Paris his game is the complete opposite. his opponents can get each of his balls back in play, and leave him on the defensive end. Plus your movement on the clay is crucial is your feet work is not precise then your opponent will take advantage of you and move you from side to side. With that said the Americans may still have a chance if they play to their strenghts.

May_ - 09 June _ -09 is the first day of the French Open and the top American players are all rostered to play. # 2 in the world Serena Williams her sister #5 Venus Williams, #6 Andy Roddick and # 16 James Blake these players must remember to play their games in order to succeed. they are only hope for a win do us proud!