I'm not so sure, actually - if history is anything to go by, the
odds are stacked against Nadal to defend his crown. Kuerten was the
last player to defend his title back in 2001, but even he failed to
defend his maiden triumph when he won it as a teenager back in
1997. Then again, neither did Michael Chang( '89 ) or Mats
Wilander( '88 ) who both won their maiden French Open crowns in
their youth.
Of course, Nadal is as good, if not better, as any of those and
should be better poised to defend his title - then again, he's just
up against someone who will most probably go on to become the
greatest player to have ever played the game of tennis. Here's
hoping Federer will become the first player since Rod Laver to hold
all 4 Grand Slams at once too, but more importantly, set up an epic
final with Nadal on June 11th. 
