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Second seed Novak Djokovic opens his French Open campaign tonight against unheralded Joan Sousa from Portugal.
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Djokovic enters the second grand slam of the year in super form after claiming victory in Madrid over the clay court champion Rafael Nadal.
After losing to the master last year in a nail biting semi final, Djokovic will be out for redemption as he again tries to seek his first Roland Garros crown.
He may have a chance as well due to the fact that Nadal may not be in his best form leading up to Roland Garros and Novak should be booming with confidence after his win against Nadal two weeks ago.
As a competitor none are better than Novak. His consistency since 2007 has been remarkable and since his first Grand Slam title in 2008 against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in Australia, Djokovic has kept us this consistent form throughout all majors and lower ranked tournaments.
Since turning pro in 2003, Djokovic has won 567 matches on the tour including winning 24 matches so far in 2014 and only losing three.
With over 61 million dollars in prize money, Djokovic will be looking to add to this at Roland Garros. Here in Paris his best result was making the final in 2012, however he has reached the semi-finals four times and the quarter finals twice since 2007.
However in comparison to his results at the other majors this by far has been his worst, as he has won the title in London, New York and Melbourne yet not here in Paris.
Djokovic has a favourable draw here in 2014 and most people would predict him to make the final and possibly end the incredible run by Rafael Nadal that started way back in 2005. Djokovic opens up tonight in a massive tournament for not just him but the whole tennis world.
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