French Open 2015

The French Open at Roland Garros begins Sunday Morning and it is shaping up to be a compelling tournament. Defending Champion Rafael Nadal will be the seventh seed this year but still will be capable of winning in Paris. He is a very strong player on clay and will be one of the favorites to win again.

Here is the full list of seeds for the second Grand slam of the year:

 1.    Novak Djokovic

 2.    Roger Federer

 3.    Andy Murray

 4.    Tomáš Berdych

 5.    Kei Nishikori

 6.    Milos Raonic

 7.    Rafael Nadal

 8.    David Ferrer

 9.    Stan Wawrinka

10.    Marin Čilić

11.    Grigor Dimitrov

12.    Feliciano López

13.    Gilles Simon

14.    Gaël Monfils

15.    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

16.    Kevin Anderson

17.    John Isner

18.    David Coffin

19.    Tommy Robredo

20.    Roberto Bautista Agut

21.    Richard Gasquet

22.    Pablo Cuevas

23.    Philipp Kohlschreiber

24.    Leonardo Mayer

25.    Ernests Gulbis

26.    Ivo Karlović

27.    Guillermo García-López

28.    Bernard Tomic

29.    Fabio Fognini

30.    Nick Kyrgios

31.    Adrian Mannarino

32.    Viktor Troicki

For those who are not familiar with tennis, they're are four major tournaments on the ATP circuit. These tournaments are generally referred to as the "grand slams." The four grand slams are Australian Open, (Melbourne) French Open, (Paris) Wimbledon (London) and the U.S. Open (New York).  With every major, there are 2,000 ATP ranking points available for the winner. 

Once again, ESPN2 will bring court to court coverage of the main matches that are going on through out the day. For Canadians, tune in to the TSN family of networks for their multi court coverage of the action at Roland Garros. 

The one thing I really enjoy about tennis is the competitiveness a lot of the athletes have. This year there are easily about eight players in the field that I wouldn't be surprised if they got to the championship match. 

In addition, I also enjoy how many countries are represented in the game of tennis. Just within the top 32 seeds alone, there are 19 countries represented. 

Call me a bit of a homer but my favorite player is Milos Raonic. He is seeded sixth in the French Open and is coming off a Quarterfinal appearance in the Australian Open in January. 

The French Open will have 128 players paying in the Men's singles main draw. Therefore, the first player to win seven games in two weeks will be crowned a champion. It is a single elimination format which means the draw will get decreased quickly down to 32 players pretty quickly. The Final will be on June 7th.