With less than 24 hours to go before the first match at the second Grand Slam of the year kicks off, it is time we dissect the draw. The draw that was released yesterday has put forward some interesting line-ups in each quarter and none of the top four seeds have a so called 'easy' draw.

Before the draw for this year's French Open was made all the talk surrounding the event centered around the obvious question - in whose half defending champion Rafael Nadal would be? Who would be the lucky guy - Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic as in to avoid a semifinal duel with the King of Clay? Women's champion Maria Sharapova's hand answered that query with what everyone had feared for as it placed the Spaniard and the world no.1 on a crash course in the last 4 giving a window of opportunity to the likes of David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych and also put new life into the Swiss maestro's campaign in Paris.

With the red dirt of Paris on the horizon, it is time for Rafa. The Spaniard, who is undoubtedly the King of Clay will once again be the favorite at the second Grand Slam of the year, but his task will be made easier by the fact that his career long rival - Roger Federer is quite possibly having the worst season of his career since the year 2000.

Brit Tim Henman expressed his satisfaction over Andy Murray's withdrawal from the French Open, saying that it will enhance his chances at Wimbledon. Henman also stated that according to him Spaniard Rafael Nadal is the favorite to win Roland Garros.

2012 finalist Alize Cornet looks to continue her impressive run at the Internationaux de Strasbourg when she faces Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in the semifinals.