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| Roger Federer SUI (1) | vs. Rafael Nadal ESP (2). |
Historic. That's the first word that comes to mind as I think about this match-up between the presumptive Best Clay Court Player Ever and the presumptive Greatest Of All Time for the third consecutive year in the Roland Garros final.
This time around Federer is playing in his fifteenth Grand Slam final (12-2) after having been in sixteen consecutive Grand Slam semifinals. Four of those major finals have been against Nadal in 2006 and 2007 and they have split them equally, with Nadal winning both of the matches played on clay and Federer winning both matches played on grass.
On Sunday they will play a fifth major final, with the stakes, as usual, high for both combatants. If Federer wins, he will finally complete his career Grand Slam and move 1 major title closer to catching Pete Sampras' all-time record total of 14. If Nadal wins, he will have won 4 consecutive French Open titles, matching Bjorn Borg's wins from 1978-1981. Either way, history will be made on Sunday.
PREDICTION: Nadal in 5 sets.
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