The 10 men’s players who will have an impact on the French Open

The French Open draw will be released Friday afternoon. Before it is, Busted Racquet looks at 10 players who will have an impact in the year's second Grand Slam.

The three who will win

1. Rafael Nadal

2. Novak Djokovic

3. Roger Federer

What, you were expecting Gael Monfils, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco? Only once in the past 24 Grand Slams has a winner come from outside this group. If one streak is going to continue at Roland Garros, it will be that one. The big stories will be Djokovic's 39-match winning streak and how Nadal has a 38-1 record lifetime at the French, but there's something important to remember as the sport salivates for that potential final: 1. As he showed in a loss to Nadal in Rome, Roger Federer still has some gas in the tank. 2. The dream matchups we all want to see don't come to fruition as often as we'd like. (Although they happen more at the French than anywhere else.) You can currently get even odds on a Djokovic/Nadal final. That would be the most important tennis match since the 2008 Wimbledon final. Can't you see Federer swinging in, knocking off Djokovic in a semifinal and stealing the thunder?

The four from outside the top 10 who could make a run

1. Richard Gasquet

2. Nicolas Almagro

3. Juan Martin del Potro

4. Thomaz Bellucci

Pity the poor seed who will see del Potro in the early rounds. A surprise entry into the French, the Argentine says he's sufficiently recovered from an abdominal tear to play in Paris. He'll be a No. 26 seed. Gasquet is back to form, using a potent backhand and some dazzling net play to defeat Federer and Tomas Berdych in Rome. Bellucci made the semifinals in Madrid though the best-of-five format could give him trouble. Almagro is always dangerous on his favored surface.

The three who shouldn't book a second week

1. Andy Roddick

2. Mardy Fish

3. Tomas Berdych

The last time Andy Roddick defeated a non-American in an ATP match was in February when he outlasted Milos Raonic in Memphis. Fish hasn't performed much better on clay. Get ready for the standard "there are no Americans left in the draw" story to hit late next week. Berdych has won a match at every tournament he's played this year but only has one semifinal to his name. With the right draw he'll be fine, since he's not prone to major upsets.

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