Arantxa Sanchez picks Nadal, Halep as favourites to win French Open

Former women's world no 1 tennis player Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Thursday picked Rafael Nadal in men's and Simona Halep in women's singles to win this year's French Open titles.

"Rafa is my favorite to win French Open Men's singles title this year. How many times has he won this tournament? Ten times before and still he is the favourite. However, one also has to be careful with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer," she told PTI in an interview here.

She is in the city as ambassador of IAAF Gold Label TCS World 10K run. Arantxa will encourage the 25,000 runners through her story of determination and never-say-die-attitude.

The women's singles is wide open, Arantxa said, but she would pick Halep as favourite to win the French Open because she has been consistent and is a resourceful player.

"It is wide open at this moment to see who is going to win. If I want to pick one player, who is more able and resourceful, I must say it is Simona Halep. She stands good chance, but depends on how she ..