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(1) Rafael Nadal
| Age: | 23 |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Became Pro: | 2001 |
| Height: | 1.85 |
The King of Roland Garros will be bidding for a fifth straight French Open title this year.
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(2) Roger Federer
| Age: | 28 |
| Nationality: | Swiss |
| Became Pro: | 1998 |
| Height: | 1.85 |
Needs the French title to complete a career Grand Slam. Can he finally crack the claycourt conundrum?
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(3) Andy Murray
| Age: | 22 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Became Pro: | 2005 |
| Height: | 1.91 |
The British number one is still eyeing his first Grand Slam title. Can it arrive on the clay of Roland Garros?
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(4) Novak Djokovic
| Age: | 22 |
| Nationality: | Serbian |
| Became Pro: | 2003 |
| Height: | 1.9 |
A proven performer on the Paris clay, Djokovic will be looking to reach the final here for the first time.
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(5) Juan Martin Del Potro
| Age: | 21 |
| Nationality: | Argentinian |
| Became Pro: | 2005 |
| Height: | 1.98 |
Del Potro has flown up the rankings over the past 12 months but may struggle on his weakest surface.
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(6) Andy Roddick
| Age: | 27 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Became Pro: | 2000 |
| Height: | 1.88 |
The biggest server in the game has never got to grips with the demands of claycourt tennis.
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(7) Gilles Simon
| Age: | 25 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Became Pro: | 2002 |
| Height: | 1.81 |
After a superb 2008, Simon appears to be struggling to live up to increased expectations this term.
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(8) Fernando Verdasco
| Age: | 26 |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Became Pro: | 2001 |
| Height: | 1.88 |
The Australian Open surprise package will now look to make an impact on the Parisien clay.
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(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
| Age: | 24 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Became Pro: | 2004 |
| Height: | 1.88 |
Probably France's greatest hope of winning on home soil this term, but the jury is out on his chances on clay.
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(10) Nikolay Davydenko
| Age: | 28 |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Became Pro: | 1999 |
| Height: | 1.78 |
The diminuitive Russian makes his comeback from injury to play in his first major of the season.
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(11) Gael Monfils
| Age: | 23 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Became Pro: | 2004 |
| Height: | 1.93 |
Last year's semi-finalist has been struggling with injury ahead of this season's French Open.
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(12) Fernando Gonzalez
| Age: | 29 |
| Nationality: | Chilean |
| Became Pro: | 1999 |
| Height: | 1.83 |
The Chilean has yet to make it past the quarter-finals in Paris, but recent form hints he can cause havoc.
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(13) Marin Cilic
| Age: | 21 |
| Nationality: | Croatian |
| Became Pro: | 2005 |
| Height: | 1.98 |
The lanky Croatian has made steady progress up the rankings this year but he may come unstuck in Paris.
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(14) David Ferrer
| Age: | 27 |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Became Pro: | 2000 |
| Height: | 1.75 |
The Spaniard is looking to return to the top 10 and has his sights on improving on last year's quarter-final effort.
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(15) James Blake
| Age: | 30 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Became Pro: | 1999 |
| Height: | 1.85 |
The American has always found the French Open a necessary evil and he is not expected to go well.
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(16) Tommy Robredo
| Age: | 27 |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Became Pro: | 1998 |
| Height: | 1.8 |
The Spaniard certainly enjoys his time in Paris, but has he got the necessary weapons to make a big impact?
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Monaco v Ljubicic
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Federer v Baghdatis
Experts & Blogs
Rise and fall
Barry Cowan assesses Rafael Nadal's improving form and reflects on John Lloyd's resignation.
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