As the 2011 French Open tennis tournament approaches, we gaze into our clay-dusted fluorescent yellow tennis ball and offer our prognostications for the tournament ahead...  before they’ve even released the main draws for Roland Garros!


•    One wildcard and one qualifier will reach the round of 16
•    There will be a first-time women's champion
•    Six different countries will be represented in the women's quarters
•    Two of the top four men's seeds will reach the semis
•    Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will reach the second week, but only one will reach the final
•    Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki will reach at least the quarters and one will reach the final
•    Bright colors will dominate the fashion revue
•    There will be more Europeans than South Americans in the men’s quarters
•    HEAD will be the most popular racket used by players in the semis
•    The men's final will last at least four sets and more than 3 1/2 hours