The 2008 French Open draw is out and the big news is that Novak Djokovic is on Rafa's side rather than on Roger's when the French Open draw ceremony was held this morning at 11:30 AM Paris time.

Rafa will probably see Djokovic in the semifinals, but before that, there is a long way to go. First round will be a Brazilian qualifier (arguably the most dangerous of all of them) Thomaz Bellucci.

Hipotetically the next (most imposing) player he could meet prior to the fourth round is unseeded compatriot Feliciano Lopez. From there on things get a bit trickier in the quarterfinals with potential opponents that include No. 6 seed David Nalbandian and No. 19 Nicolas Almagro.

RAFA'S HISTORY ON CLAY: Rafae Nadal is trying to become the second player in the history of the French Championships (since 1925) to win four consecutive titles. Bjorn Borg won four straight years (1978-81) and six overall titles.

The 21-year-old Spaniard (turns 22 on June 3) is undefeated in his career (21-0) at Roland Garros and he enters with a 15-1 clay court record on the season. Since the beginning of 2005 Monte Carlo in April 2005, Rafa has won an amazing 108 of 110 matches on clay, losing only to Federer in the final of ATP Masters Series Hamburg on May 20, 2007 and to countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round (bye) at ATP Masters Series Rome on May 7.

Rafa has a career record of 21-1 in clay court finals. Last year he set an Open Era record with 81 consecutive clay court match wins and said after his win in Hamburg, “The most important thing is to win Hamburg, not the last tournament before Roland Garros. This tournament is very important, it was the only Masters Series I hadn’t won on clay. I’m happy for that, for sure that will give me more confidence for Roland Garros"