BEIJING, May 24 -- Triple champion Rafael Nadal faces a tough task in his bid to win a fourth consecutive French Open after Friday's draw for the event which begins tomorrow. The second seed, who has never been beaten at Roland Garros since his debut in 2005, is in the same half of the draw as Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Argentine sixth seed David Nalbandian.

Following a first round match against a qualifier, the Spaniard could meet Finn Jarkko Nieminen and Russian Mikhail Youzhny before a possible quarterfinal against Nalbandian and a rematch of last year's semifinal with Djokovic.

Spain's Rafael Nadal and Serbia's Ana Ivanovic arrive at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris for the draw ceremony for the French Open Friday

World No. 1 Roger Federer, chasing the only grand slam title to have eluded him, faces a first round test against American Sam Querrey, who had a surprising run to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters last month.

A possible fourth-round encounter with Argentine Juan Monaco, the world No. 14, could be on the cards.

One of the highlights of Federer's campaign could be a quarterfinal with compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka, seeded ninth. Wawrinka broke into the limelight this season by reaching the Barcelona Open semifinals and the Rome Masters final, where he lost in three sets to Djokovic.

Then a semifinal battle with Spaniard David Ferrer looms for Federer.

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