5 reasons why Novak Djokovic is a contender for the French Open title

A successful clay court competitor

While he is not the clay court GOAT, as Nadal is, Djokovic is considered one of the best clay court players statistically. The Serbian ace was considered until last year the “greatest player to have never won a French Open” – a ‘jinx’ he undid last year with his first title at Roland Garros of four finals there.

He has eight clay court ATP Masters 1000 titles, of a total of 14 finals and thirteen ATP Tour level titles. No slouch on the surface by any stretch of the imagination, even Djokovic’s clay-court losses have been hard fought – and he still has the honour of having defeated Rafael Nadal on clay in straight sets.

No matter his struggles at the moment, Novak Djokovic is still a definitive contender for the title here at the French Open.