French Open men's seed report: Is this Djokovic's year?

6. Tomas Berdych: The Czech takes a lot of flak for his various underachieving. For four years, though, he's generally been encamped in the top 10. His shots

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6. Tomas Berdych: The Czech takes a lot of flak for his various underachieving. For four years, though, he's generally been encamped in the top 10. His shots are flatter than frat-house beer, which doesn't always work well on clay. (He's lost in the first or second round at Roland Garros seven times in 10 appearances.) And over five sets, he can have a hard time sustaining focus. But a semifinal run -- which would match his career best, in 2010 -- is hardly out of the question.

16. Tommy Haas: German authorities confirm that his official name is "36-year-old Tommy Haas." He was a quarterfinalist last year. Will his body allow him to do the same in 2014?

Winner: Novak Djokovic

Published May 23, 2014 | Modified May 23, 2014

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat, sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor’s in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City and Paris with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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