french-open-2015Written By Todd Widom

There are not going to be any major surprises in my 2015 French Open predictions.

On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic seems to be the clear cut favorite as Rafael Nadal has been struggling to find his form and seems to be very low on confidence.  You can never really count out Nadal, but he has never been at this level entering the French Open.  If he can get some early round wins in convincing fashion under his belt, he may win the French yet again, but Djokovic looks like the man to beat.

The only other two men who I believe can push Djokovic are Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori.  I believe that Nishikori is on the brink of winning a slam, but I am not sure it is the 2015 French Open.  On the women’s side, Serena Williams looks unstoppable if she stays focused.  She looks to be in shape and she has transformed her game to much higher levels in the past couple of years.  Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep can make some deep runs into the second week, but if Serena is determined and focused, I do not believe they can take her down.

Carla Suarez Navarro has had a great year and has a game tailor made for the French Open, but if she plays Serena or Maria; I believe she will have trouble hurting those girls due to a less powerful game.  So there it is, Todd Widom’s 2015 French Open predictions and there are no real surprises.  We will wait and see who comes out on top in the two week marathon grand slam event.