2015 ATP Draw Challenge Week 19/20 (French Open)
Staff, Tennis Atlantic

The second slam and the pinnacle of the clay court season has arrived, as our full team of analysts have filled out their draws for the French Open, read on to see our picks.

Roland Garros

2015 Roland Garros Predictions

Steen Kirby’s picks

Djokovic’s Quarter

Murray’s Quarter

Berdych’s Quarter

Federer’s Quarter

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Nadal, Murray vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Berdych, Garcia-Lopez vs. Federer
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Murray, Berdych vs. Federer
Final: Djokovic vs. Federer
Champion: Djokovic

Niall Clarke’s picks

Djokovic’s Quarter

Murray’s Quarter

Berdych’s Quarter

Federer’s Quarter

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Nadal, Murray vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Tsonga, Wawrinka vs. Monfils
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Murray, Nishikori vs. Monfils
Final: Djokovic vs. Nishikori
Champion: Djokovic

Joe Craven’s picks

Djokovic’s Quarter

Murray’s Quarter

Berdych’s Quarter

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Nadal, Murray vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Tsonga, Simon vs. Monfils
Semifinals: Djokovic vs. Murray, Nishikori vs. Monfils
Final: Djokovic vs. Monfils
Champion: Djokovic

Chris de Waard’s picks

Djokovic’s Quarter

Murray’s Quarter

Berdych’s Quarter

Federer’s Quarter

Quarterfinals: Djokovic vs. Nadal, Kyrgios vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Tsonga, Simon vs. Monfils
Semifinals: Nadal vs. Ferrer, Nishikori vs. Monfils
Final: Nadal vs. Monfils
Champion: Nadal

A majority of our analysts picked Djokovic, who has never won the French Open over Nadal, while opinions are mixed in regards to the fate of Tomas Berdych/Kei Nishikori in one quarter, and Gael Monfils/Roger Federer/Stan Wawrinka/Gilles Simon in the bottom half. Steen for example has the seeds holding true to form in the final four, while Chris is predicting the draw gets blown open, as this really is one of the most wide open French Open’s in years.

Week 18 Standings

Nice
1: Steen (56 points) (+250 overall)
2: Chris (32 points) (+150 overall)
3: Niall (32 points) (+150 overall)
4: Jeff (0 points) (+0 overall)
5: Joe (0 points) (+0 overall)

Geneva
1: Niall (102 points) (+250 overall)
2: Steen (60 points) (+150 overall)
3: Jeff (58 points) (+90 overall)
4: Chris (32 points) (+90 overall)
5: Joe (0 points) (+0 overall)

1: Steen: 9060 ranking points (+400 points overall)
2: Niall: 7270 points (+400 points overall)
3: Joe 6800 points (+0 points overall)
4: Chris: 6240 points (+240 points overall)
5: Jeff: 5990 points (+90 points overall)

The rankings basically remain the same going into Roland Garros, Niall and Steen have pulled ahead of the rest of the field to some extent, but Steen is guaranteed to remain in first no matter what happens in Paris