French Open 2018: Draw preview of the Men's singles contenders at Roland Garros

Third Quarter

Projected quarterfinal #4 Grigor Dimitrov vs #8 David Goffin

Dimitrov leads 10-1 over Goffin

Novak Djokovic eliminated in the quarterfinals of the French Open 2017

Along with top seeds Dimitrov and Goffin, there also is Novak Djokovic, former world No. 1 who has landed in this quarter of the draw at the French Open 2018.

The Serb who showcased some brilliant tennis in Rome this season by making it to the semi-finals, proved his mettle and came back from a loss of form in the past few years, that were grappled with injuries.

Djokovic, winner of 12 Grand Slam singles titles, should potentially cruise till the fourth round, with wins over a qualifier in Round 1, then most probably David Ferrer (although Ferrer does have the ammunition to dismantle the Serb), and then another Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round.

The terrain gets more difficult and patchy from the fourth round, where he will face World No. 5, Grigor Dimitrov.

The Bulgarian Dimitrov is not exactly a top ten material, given that he often falters when it matters the most.

In 2017, Dimitrov was inflicted with a third-round defeat by Pablo Carreno Busta. Torched with opening round exits in Madrid and Rome this season, Dimitrov is very vulnerable to an early defeat again at Roland Garros before his meeting with Djokovic in the fourth round.

Dimitrov opens his campaign in Paris against Viktor Troicki. He also should possibly meet Fernando Verdasco in the third round, who can prove a threat to the Bulgarian. All this apart, if Grigor does manage to ease past, then Novak and Dimitrov should be a great encounter to watch out for.

On the other side of this quarter are seeded David Goffin and Pablo Carreno Busta, who are projected to meet in the fourth round. But then Goffin has stern tests in the form of Robin Haase, Ivo Karlovic, and Gael Monfils.

Carreno Busta will have to face the challenge of the most dangerous Nick Kyrgios in the third round.

Time should tell if this quarter-final between Dimitrov and David Goffin materializes, or we see a surprise clash between Goffin and Djokovic if at all Novak plays the kind of form he did in Rome.