Roland Garros 2018: Men’s preview

Rafael Nadal
Clay court master beat Zverev in Rome to reclaim No.1 ranking ahead of bid for 17th major title

Alexander Zverev
Aiming for first Slam quarter-final berth after five finals in last ten Masters – winning three

Dominic Thiem
Semi-finalist in Paris last year – beat Nadal in Madrid, ending his 21-match win streak on clay

Novak Djokovic
2016 champion returning to form with semi-final in Rome, after comeback from elbow injury
   

PLAYER RECORD* 		Nadal 	Zverev 	Thiem 	Djokovic
2018 win-loss		23-2	30-8	25-8	10-7
2018 titles		3	2	1	0
Career titles (total)	78	8	9	68
Career titles (clay)	56	4	7	13
Grand Slams		16	0	0	12


RECENT FINALS: With Roger Federer missing entire clay-court season, Nadal’s toughest battle for 11th Roland Garros crown is set to come from new generation of emerging stars

2017	Rafael Nadal ESP	6-2, 6-3, 6-1
	Stan Wawrinka SUI	
2016	Novak Djokovic SRB	3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
	Andy Murray GBR
2015	Stan Wawrinka SUI	4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
	Novak Djokovic SRB
2014	Rafael Nadal ESP	3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
	Novak Djokovic SRB
2013	Rafael Nadal ESP	6-3, 6-2, 6-3
	David Ferrer ESP


*Data correct as of May 21


Source: ATP 
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