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French Open 2016 men's seed report
SI.com's Jon Wertheim breaks down the men's seeds at the French Open. Read on for the dark horses, top first-round matchups and predictions, and find the women's seed report here.
1 Novak Djokovic
The overarching tournament storyline: Will the dominant No. 1 win the one major that’s eluded him? Will he finally have Paris, completing the career Slam and elevating his GOAT credentials? Or will he meet disappointment again? We say the former. Though his campaign is still challenged by history and flecked with a few doubts, especially after Rome.
2 Andy Murray
While his coaching situation is uncertain, his level of play is not. Very solid May, including a takedown of Djokovic in the Rome final. Murray knows his way around the clay and is—in keeping with his seeding— the clear-cut No. 2. (Won’t play a top 100 foe till round three.)
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Rafael Nadal
Stan Wawrinka
French Open
Andy Murray
Lucie Safarova
Rafael Nadal
Lucie Safarova
French Open
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Alize Cornet
French Open
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Serena Williams
Stan Wawrinka
Andy Murray
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Serena Williams
Rafael Nadal
Ana Ivanovic
Andy Murray
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
French Open
Serena Williams
Mike Bryan
Jean Gachassin, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Stan Wawrinka
Shingo Kunieda and Gordon Reid
Taylor Harry Fritz and Tommy Paul
French Open
Andy Murray
Serena Williams
Lucie Safarova
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Lucie Safarova and Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Luci Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
French Open
Stan Wawrinka
Stan Wawrinka
Novak Djokovic
Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic
Stan Wawrinka
Simona Halep
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jack Sock
Andy Murray
Gael Monfils
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Andy Murray
Nick Kyrgios
Serena Williams
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Timea Bacsinszky
French Open
Lucie Safarova
Roger Federer
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Roger Federer
French Open
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Amelie Mauresmo, Matt Little, Mark Bender and Kim Murray
Andy Murray
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Simona Halep
Amelie Mauresmo
Roger Federer
Kei Nishikori
Hugh Grant and Anna Elisabet Eberstein
Sam Groth
Virginie Razzano
Sam Stosur
John McEnroe
Steve Johnson
Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor
Gael Monfils
Nicolas Mahut
Gael Monfils
Gael Monfils
Aleksandra Krunic
Roger Federer
Ana Ivanovic
Caroline Wozniacki
Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka
French Open
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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 with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.