When I looked into the men's draw of the 2018 French Open, it seems even the universe has conspired and is giving Rafael Nadal a very good chance of winning title #11 - a dominance that is mind-boggling in the sport of tennis, considering that clay being a European surface and a game dominated by European players can be dominated for so long by just one man.
By using the 'objective' head-to-head, guess who is his expected opponent in the semifinals? John Isner.
Apparently, John has a better head-to-head (for the past three years) than Marin Cilic and Kevin Anderson. And we all know that John Isner is not exactly a tour-de-force on clay.
As for the quarterfinals, on paper, his expected opponent is Feliciano Lopez. Jack Sock and RIchard Gasquet are his other possible opponents, all tough players, but maybe not so for Rafa, on clay.
Dominic Thiem seems to be the biggest stumbling block to his 11th title, and all that drama could possibly climax if they do meet in the finals.
For the next two weeks before the men's finals, let's just sit back and enjoy the Rafa Nadal's RG Roadshow, round after round.
In the quarterfinals, Nadal's expected opponent
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