Roger Federer Has Clear Path to Make Return to the French Open Finals

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Published: May 28, 2013

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The 2013 French Open is underway, which has the world's top tennis players pursuing one of the most prestigious Grand Slam titles of all. While Rafael Nadal may have conquered this event and made it his own, the possibility for another player to rise up and win is always present.

In 2013, that player appears to be the legendary Roger Federer.

Federer is in prime position to make a return to the French Open Finals, where he's appeared five separate times. That includes 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011, when Federer was the runner-up to Nadal.

In 2009, Federer became the first player not named "Rafael Nadal" to win the event since 2005—no one's dethroned the Spaniard since.

Even at 31, Federer remains one of the world's elite and should have no trouble making his 36th consecutive appearance in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. In fact, Federer is in perfect position to make it even further.

Federer should make it to his sixth French Open final since 2006.

 

Grand Slam Brilliance



Regardless of what Roger Federer's bracket looks like, he's expected to make it deep into a Grand Slam tournament. In fact, Federer has made it to 24 Grand Slam finals and 33 semifinals since winning his first major in 2003.

That means 63.2 percent of Grand Slams have featured Federer in the Finals and 86.8 percent in the semifinals. For what it's worth, he's won 44.7 percent of the Grand Slams since Wimbledon of 2003.

That's an all time record 17 Grand Slam titles, for those keeping track.

With that being said, the French Open is unlike any other major tournament in the world. The clay courts at Roland Garros have signaled the early undoing of some of the greatest players in the world.

To date, even Federer has won just one title here—the year that Nadal was upset in the fourth round by Robin Soderling.

With that bein...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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