Well, it’s the most wonderful time of year once again folks. No, not Christmas, nor that magnificent holiday, Thanksgiving. No, it’s time for the French Open and I say, screw presents and turkey, give me that sweet sweet clay. With Rafael Nadal coming off of his #1 tennis ranking last year, there’s no doubt that Roger Federer would love to take down his rival where he has shown himself unparalleled.

However, these two giants of the tennis world still have to struggle against some wild cards out to see them both go down. Novak Djokovic has certainly shown himself capable, confident, and adaptable; although Nadal has always put him in his place on clay. Andrew Murray has shown the world he can take down both of these champions and claims clay is his favorite court-type, possibly an idle boast but perhaps not. Moving on to the women’s side of the bracket, there is still going to be a bit of a power vacuum going on.

With Justine Henin’s retirement last year, it’ll be time for a new queen of clay to establish a reign. Ana Ivanovic is defending her title, but she also seems to be struggling a bit this year. Dinara Safina is going strong so far and showed last year that she can manage on clay, perhaps this time she‘ll deliver. Whatever the outcome is, remember that celebrating with public drunkenness and exposure lands you in trouble, don’t learn that one the hard way like I did last year.

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