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AFTER two long years and a depressing string of injuries, fate has finally favoured James Duckworth. Repeatedly sidelined with elbow and foot issues since the 2016 Australian Open, the Sydneysider refused to surrender as his ranking — and career prospects — nosedived.On the cusp of French Open qualifying deadline, Duckworth finally caught a break.Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic abandoned his Roland Garros campaign, withdrawing from the second grand slam of the season, gifting Duckworth a promotion.

Using a protected ranking of No.105, Duckworth was the first player on the alternate list — and was elevated into the main draw.Formerly ranked No.82 in the world, Duckworth returns to the French Open field proper for the first time since 2015.Joining Nick Kyrgios, John Millman, Jordan Thompson, Matt Ebden and Alex De Minaur, Duckworth has not appeared on the regular tour since losing in the second round of Australian Open qualifying.GRAND SLAM: Tomic’s French Open qualifying battle.

The right-hander, who is actually ranked No.1067, had foot surgery in January last year.The previous year, he tore a flexor tendon in his right elbow after the Australian Open — then broke his left wrist doing sprints.The hard-working baseliner’s return coincides with the start of qualifying in Paris, where Bernard Tomic and Thanasi Kokkinakis are due to lead a seven-player Australian contingent.
Tomic is back inside the top 200 after reaching a Challenger final, while Kokkinakis returns for the first time since injuring his left knee in an accident the Monte Carlo Masters.

Akira Santillan, Marc Polmans, Alex Bolt, John-Patrick Smith and Jason Kubler are also entered in qualifying.Women’s qualifying starts on Tuesday.Australia has five women in the main draw — Ash Barty, Sam Stosur, Daria Gavrilova, Ajla Tomljanovic and wildcard playoff winner Isabelle Wallace.
A pair of dominant Grand Slam tennis champions enter the 2018 French Open with plenty of buzz surrounding them.

Rafael Nadal comes into the tournament, which begins May 27 at Roland Garros, in strong form on his favored surface, while Serena Williams is set to make her return to the major championship stage in the women's tournament. Nadal, who is the defending champion on the men's side, is in search of his 11th French Open title, while Williams will be chasing her 24th overall Grand Slam crown. Nadal won't face a challenge from Roger Federer, who is skipping the clay court season, but he will be tested by some of the other top players in the world. The women's tournament has seen four winners in the last four years, with Jelena Ostapenko winning it all a year ago.



The king of the clay court is expected to cruise into the later rounds at Roland Garros once again, and this time Nadal will do so as the No. 1 player in the ATP World Rankings.

The 31-year-old Spaniard defeated Alexander Zverev in three sets to win the tune-up event in Rome, in which he also knocked off Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Nadal enters with wins in three of his last four tournaments, with victories also coming in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.
Plus, Nadal has been busy adding to his trophy haul on clay in the buildup, triumphing in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and then the Italian Open in Rome Sunday.

"Rafa is for me a clear-cut favorite to win No. 11," six-time grand slam winner Boris Becker, who was coaching Djokovic when the Serb downed Nadal in Paris three years ago, told CNN Sport.
"He's by far the favorite. There are a couple of others coming around the block, but I wouldn't even name them because in my eyes if Rafa stays healthy, injury free, I don't see anybody taking it but him."But if there is to be a monumental upset at the French Open, who might be on the other side of the net? Start with this quintet, which doesn't include the absent Roger Federer.