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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set-up a history-making French Open final on Friday courtesy of devastating straight sets, semifinal wins which confirmed their mastery of the men’s game, says a report in The Times Of India. <\/strong>World No.1 Djokovic crushed third seed Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to reach a first Roland Garros final while six-time champion Nadal, the world No.2, breezed past Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. <\/p>\n

On Sunday, history will be made as a win for Djokovic will make him only the third man to hold all four Grand Slam\u00a0 trophies at the same\u00a0 time. A win for Nadal, whose record in Paris\u00a0 now stands at 51 wins against just one defeat, will mean he’d be\u00a0 the first man to win the French Open seven times, breaking a tie with\u00a0 Swedish legend Bjorn Borg. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy to be in the final here, it’s always difficult to play against Roger,\u201d said Djokovic, who had his 43-match winning streak ended by Federer at the same stage of Roland Garros 12 months ago. \u201cIt’s a dream to be in the final, but Rafa, who always plays so well here, will be the favourite.\u201d <\/p>\n

Meanwhile a report in Hindustan Times <\/strong>says that Novak Djokovic beat a mistake-prone Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach his first French Open final and close in on becoming the first man in 43 years with four consecutive Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n

The No. 1-ranked Djokovic lost three previous semifinals at Roland Garros, including last year, when Federer stopped the Serb’s 43-match winning streak.<\/p>\n

On Friday, 16-time major champion Federer didn’t play his best, ending up with 46 unforced errors to Djokovic’s 17. Djokovic won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open last year, then the Australian Open in January. If he beats six-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s final, Djokovic will be only the third man in tennis history with four major titles in a row – and first since Rod Laver in 1969.<\/p>\n

According to a report in The Hindu, <\/strong>on Sunday, history will be made as a win for Djokovic will make him only the third man to hold all four Grand Slam trophies at the same time.<\/p>\n

A win for Nadal, whose record in Paris now stands at 51 wins against just one defeat, will mean he’d be the first man to win the French Open seven times, breaking a tie with Swedish legend Bjorn Borg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy to be in the final here, it’s always difficult to play against Roger,\u201d said Djokovic, who had his 43-match winning streak ended by Federer at the same stage of Roland Garros 12 months ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a dream to be in the final, but Rafa, who always plays so well here, will be the favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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