Roger Federer may be in the dumps over losing another French Open final but he has every reason to be motivated at Wimbledon which begins Monday. The world's top-ranked player has the chance to become the first man since Bjorn Borg to win five consecutive titles as the All England Club. But he will likely have to get past third-ranked Andy Roddick in the semifinals. Roddick won at Queen's Club on Sunday and is keen to avenge his losses to Federer in three of the last four Wimbledons. I think Roddick is ripe to upset Federer if he plays at his highest level and Federer is a notch below his. Andy will have to play out of his head, serving exceptionally and making it to the net on the right occasions.

Then there is second=seeded Rafael Nadal who shocked everyone last year by making it to the final and taking Federer to four sets. Nadal has a champion's heart and the athleticsm to win on grass. He's also so young that I don't think he will be too fatigued from the clay court season. I can see him making the final again but I could also see a grass-court specialist taking him out in an earlier round like at Queen's Club.
So that's it. Those are the only guys who can possibly win Wimbledon this year. Why bother with the others? You have past champ Lleyton Hewitt always ready to make a run and Marat Safin (who Federer could meet in the third round) can always decide to be a genius and add to his 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open. I do give every chance for fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic to make it to the semifinals with a solid chance at upsetting Nadal if they get there. He made the French semis and beat Nadal on his way to winning the title in Miami.
But I'm quite certain it comes down to Federer, Nadal or Roddick as champion.
My pick: Andy Roddick