No guarantees for Rafa in Paris

— -- Admittedly, it hasn't been the usual rainbows-and-cupcakes-filled spring for Rafael Nadal on clay.

He lost a couple of quarterfinal matches we're not used to seeing him lose. He fell to Novak Djokovic in the Rome final. But ... and this is a big but ... the 27-year-old Spaniard has produced a surreal 59-1 record at Roland Garros. Nadal has won eight titles in nine years there -- more than any other player at any Grand Slam.

Here's the up-and-down accounting of where the notable men stand heading into the French Open, which begins Sunday: