2011 French Open: 5 Americans Who Have the Best Shot at Winning the French Open

Now that Andy Roddick has been sidelined with a shoulder injury, are there any Americans that have a legitimate shot of winning the French Open? Highly unlikely.

Even with Roddick, it was unlikely that an American would win to begin with.

Who are some of the players that we should pay attention to from an American standpoint?

No 5: Alex Bogomolov Jr.

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KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 27: Alex Bogomolov Jr. wipes sweat off of his forehead against John Isner during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 27, 2011 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Bogomolov Jr. is the 84th best player in tennis. His record this season is just 4-3.

He hasn't played a tournament on clay this season, so who knows how he will play at Roland Garros.

In the Sony Ericsson Open, Bogomolov defeated Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5 marking one of his better victories.

No 4: John Isner

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KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 27: John Isner gets set to hit a backhand return against Alex Bogomolov Jr. during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 27, 2011 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Isner is the 39th ranked tennis player in the world. He is 8-10 on the year.

He is 2-4 on clay.

He has played in four clay tournaments in 2011.

US Men's Clay Court Championships - lost in quarterfinals to Ivo Karlovic 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (9-11)

Serbia Open - lost in first round to Ricardo Mello 4-6, 6-7 (4-7)

Tennis Masters Madrid - lost in first round to Sergiy Stakhovsky 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7)

Internazionali BNL d'Italia - lost in first round to Juan Ignacio Chela 4-6, 1-6

No 3: Sam Querrey

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ROME, ITALY - MAY 11: Sam Querrey of USA plays a forehand return during his second round match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain during day four of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia at the Foro Italico Tennis Centreon May 11, 2011 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by

Querrey is the 26th best player in tennis. He is 7-10 on the year.

He is 1-3 on clay.

US Men's Clay Court Championships - lost in the second round to Ryan Sweeting 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6

Tennis Masters Madrid - lost in first round to Michael Llodra 2-6, 3-6

Internazionali BNL d'Italia - lost in second round to Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 6-7 (4-7)

No 2: Ryan Sweeting

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KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 23: Ryan Sweeting wipes his face with a towel against Xavier Malisse of Belgium during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 23, 2011 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Sweeting is the 69th best player in tennis. He is 10-6 on the year.

He is 5-0 on clay. He has only played in one tournament, so the sample size on clay is small.

US Men's Clay Court Championships

First Round - defeated Tim Smyczek 6-2, 6-2

Second Round - defeated Sam Querrey 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Quarterfinals - defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

Semifinals - defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Final - defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)

No 1: Mardy Fish

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KEY BISCAYNE, FL - APRIL 01: Mardy Fish hits a forehand return against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semifinal match at the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2011 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Imag

Fish is the highest ranked American left in the field at No 10. He is 15-9 on the year.

He is 3-3 on clay.

US Men's Clay Court Championships - lost in the quarterfinals to Kei Nishikori 3-6, 2-6

Tennis Masters Madrid - lost in the first round to John Isner 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-7 (3-7)

Internazionali BNL d'Italia - lost in the third round to Marin Cilic 6-7 (6-8), 3-6

There is little hope for an American to make the final, let alone win the entire thing.