French Open 2014 Draw: Date, Time, Live Stream Info and More

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Published: May 19, 2014

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The draw for the 2014 French Open takes place Friday, when the road to the final for tennis' biggest stars will be revealed.

It's safe to presume Serena Williams will be the women's top seed, and the draw will be absent one big name in Victoria Azarenka, who announced that she wouldn't compete at Roland Garros:



Azarenka's absence will be felt, as she continues to deal with a nagging foot injury. There is at least a shade of uncertainty on the men's side, too.

Rafael Nadal has won at Roland Garros an Open Era-record eight times in just nine attempts but has had inconsistent results this season. The King of Clay is coming off a loss to Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters final, which marks his third loss of the clay-court campaign. It's commonplace for Nadal to sweep the titles leading up to the French Open, but he's shown rare vulnerability on his preferred surface.

It's hard to envision such a perennial winner in Nadal being anywhere else other than the top of the men's draw. However, Djokovic could possibly leapfrog Nadal as the No. 1 seed in the season's second Grand Slam tournament.

That should add at least some suspense to the draw process, so let's take a closer look at how it works, along with more analysis on how both should play out.

 

Date: Friday, May 23

Time: 5:30 a.m. ET

Where: Roland Garros, Paris, France

Live Stream: Roland-Garros TV

 

Men's Singles Draw Analysis




The thought is that Nadal should still be No. 1 given his amazing record at the French, leaving Djokovic as a legitimate second seed who could knock the Spanish sensation off his pedestal.

That's easier said than done, though, and there will be pressure on Djokovic to break through in this event. The French Open is the only Grand Slam event Djokovic has yet to win, and he lost to Nadal...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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