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The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2011, the French Open, begins Sunday in Paris. Much of the attention will be on Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who is a remarkable 37-0 this year and is looking to dethrone defending champion and five-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal of Spain. In recent years, nine-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal of Spain has been virtually unbeatable on clay, with only eight losses in his past 201 matches on the surface. In fact, one of his nicknames is “King of Clay.” However, this season has been owned by another player, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who is undefeated on all surfaces. The 23-year-old Serb has moved up to number-two in the world rankings and enters the French Open with the best start to a year since American John McEnroe began the 1984 season 42-0. Although for world number one Nadal - who has lost to Djokovic in two consecutive clay court tournament finals - the true test of a champion is winning on the big stages. “The most important thing is be confident with myself, be happy with how I’m doing. I’m doing everything that I can," said Nadal. "The big champions in my opinion is not totally when we are able to win every week, it is when they are able to wait for the right moment. And I am waiting." Djokovic has every reason to be confident; winning all seven tournaments he has entered, including the Australian Open in January, his second major title. This year he is a combined 7-0 against Nadal and 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer of Switzerland, both of whom have given Djokovic troubles on the court in the past. The charismatic Serb credits his recent form to Serbia’s Davis Cup win last year. | 
