MEN’S PLAYERS TO WATCH

RAFAEL NADAL

Ranked: 1

Age: 31 (turns 32 on June 3) Country: Spain 2018 Match Record: 23-2

2018 Singles Titles: 3

Career Singles Titles: 78

Major Titles (16): French Open (’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’17), Wimbledon (’08, ’10), U.S. Open (’10, ’13, ’17), Australian Open (’09) Topspin: Dominant again on the European clay circuit, with his 11th title in Monte Carlo, 11th in Barcelona and eighth in Rome . ... A big favorite to get No. 11 at Roland Garros and rightfully so.

ALEXANDER ZVEREV

Ranked: 3

Age: 21 Country: Germany 2018 Match Record: 30-8

2018 Singles Titles: 2

Career Singles Titles: 8

Major Titles (0): Best: 4th, Wimbledon (’17) Topspin: Talented as can be, the 6-foot-6 Zverev really should have made it past the fourth round of a major by now. This could be his turn to shine.

MARIN CILIC

Ranked: 4

Age: 29 Country: Croatia 2018 Match Record: 18-8

2018 Singles Titles: 0

Career Singles Titles: 17

Major Titles (1): U.S. Open (’14)

Topspin: His big serve and big forehand don’t get the same boost on clay that they do on faster surfaces, which is probably why the French Open is the only major tournament where he hasn’t reached a final.

DOMINIC THIEM

Ranked: 8

Age: 24 Country: Austria

2018 Match Record: 25-8 2018 Singles Titles: 1 Career Singles Titles: 9 Major Titles (0): Best: SF, French Open (’17, ’16)

Topspin: Still deals with bouts of inconsistency, as evidenced by his opening-match loss at the Italian Open a week after his runner-up showing at Madrid.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Ranked: 22

Age: 31 Country: Serbia 2018 Match Record: 10-7

2018 Singles Titles: 0

Career Singles Titles: 68

Major Titles (12): French Open (’16), Australian Open (’08, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’15, ’16), Wimbledon (’11, ’14, ’15), U.S. Open (’11, ’15)

Topspin: Went through right arm problems and cycled through coaches, but after reuniting recently with Marian Vajda, seemed to have turned a corner.