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Federer and Nadal in the Finals at Roland-Garros

Rafael Nadal reached his sixth final at the French Open by defeating Andy Murray in straight sets yesterday.

It was a close and competitive match that took over 3 hours to complete, but it could have easily taken longer. Murray was playing from behind for most of the match, though he was often able to fight his way back on serve and even had chances to take the outright lead. Nadal, displaying his best form of the tournament so far, quelled any hopes Murray might have had of extending match by keeping his nose firmly in front and playing the big better than Murray.

The biggest story of the semi-finals day was the clash of Federer and Djokovic.

Coming into the match, Federer has been playing extremely well on the clay and was having a picture-perfect tournament. Djokovic had the 41-match winning streak to open 2011 going for him and he was very well rested after advancing to the semis in a walkover. The tennis was of the highest quality from the word go, with both players showing why they are the best returners in the game. Federer lead for most of the match, dropping just one set to Djokovic who was unable to force a deciding fifth set.

Perhaps by ending Djokovic's winning streak, Roger Federer has restored some balance to the universe.

On Sunday, we will have a Federer-Nadal final at Roland-Garros. I will be the first to admit that I would have loved to see a Djokovic-Nadal final, with Nadal reasserting his King Of Clay status by defending his title and defeating the man who beat him in the last two finals in Madrid and Rome. But it just seems right to have Rafa and Roger in the finals again. Especially at the French, where there has been so much debate around the relative greatness of these rivals. Granted, Roger finally got his Career Slam by winning the French Open in 2009, but he didn't have to beat Rafa to do it. Surely, if Roger can claim another French Open title over Rafa in the final there will be little doubt as to who is the greatest of all time -- at least for a while, until we see how many more major titles Nadal can add to his growing collection.

-multi