
Alcaraz started the 2021 season as the World Noġ41 and has since skyrocketed to No.6 after picking up five titles, four of which have come this season."You have Alcaraz that obviously is the story of men's tennis in the last four or five months with a big reason.He's had some tremendous leaps forward on rankings and the results that he's been achieving are phenomenal for someone of his age," Djokovic stated.Īlways confident in his own abilities, Novak Djokovic, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, said that he believes he's in contention to defend his title at Roland Garros."I feel I am always in that contention to fight for any Grand Slam trophy.I believe in my own abilities to get far and to fight for one of the most prestigious trophies in the world of tennis.As a defending champion, of course, more so, to believe I can do it again. Nadal limped to a three-set third-round loss against Denis Shapovalov at the Italian Open last week."We talk about favorites for Roland Garros and clay, you know that Nadal always has to be right at the top, because of his records particularly in this tournament," Djokovic said.Star power overload ?Star power overload ? Djokovic proceeded to add, who beat him in a thrilling three-set semifinal at the Madrid Open two weeks ago, to the list of top contenders at Roland Garros. Nadal always has to be right at the top - Novak Djokovic on favorites for the French Open Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout Nadal always has to be right at the top - Novak Djokovic on favorites for the French Open Novak Djokovic dethroned 13-time champion Rafael Nadal in their semifinal clash at the 2021 French Open In a pre-tournament press conference at the French Open, defending champion said Rafael Nadal is the top favorite at Roland Garros given his record in Paris.Is the most successful player in the history of the French Open.The Spaniard has won the tournament a whopping 13 times and has a 105-3 win-loss record on Parisian clay.This makes him the man to beat despite his recent struggles with a chronic foot injury.

Nadal always has to be right at the top Novak Djokovic on favorites for the French Open
