The world number one has lost just two matches since August, so has to be feared. It's hard to find chinks in his armour these days, but there is one, then it's the fact that clay is his least favourite surface. Still, he's proven he can win on it in the past - he has Masters Series titles on dirt including most recently in Hamburg - but the clay specialists will ensure he is pushed all the way. May find one of them just a little too good in Paris.
TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
05
04
03
02
01
00
99
98
97
96
Australian Open
SF
W
4R
4R
3R
3R
-
-
-
-
French Open
-
3R
1R
1R
QF
4R
1R
-
-
-
Wimbledon
-
W
W
1R
QF
1R
1R
-
-
-
US Open
-
W
4R
4R
4R
3R
-
-
-
-
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