Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer Live ( French Open – Roland Garros Final )Stream Online June 05. Federer Wins First Two Sets and 4th sets From Djokovic in French Open Semifinal MatchRafael Nadal of Spain defeated Andy Murray of Great Britain, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, to reach the final round of the French Open Friday, giving him a chance to win a sixth crown at Roland Garros.
Powering the ball into the deepest corners and countering Murray’s controlled pace, Nadal broke his opponent’s serve six times en route to the victory, his 11th in 15 matches against the scrambling Scotsman and his fourth on clay.Rafael Nadal is still the “King of Clay” at the French Open, and he will be for at least another couple of days after beating Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Friday to reach his sixth final in seven years at Roland Garros.
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The top-ranked Spaniard wasn’t perfect against Murray, struggling at times with his serve and getting broken three times, but his play was consistent enough to take care of his opponent’s defensive tactics. There was a couple of times _ I think it was early in the second set _ I had a chance to go up a break. Maybe back-to-back points. There was like a huge, like gustof (wind),” Murray said. “It happened a few times at crucial moments for me, but probably wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the match.”
Murray, seeded fourth, managed to break Nadal’s serve only three times. He hit 35 winners, one less than Nadal.Nadal broke Murray early in each of the three sets. And although he lost his serve once in the first and twice in the second, Nadal always looked in charge — even helping the court crew by frequently cleaning the clay off his baseline by dragging his foot along the white paint.
In little over an hour, Roger Federer will play Rafael Nadal for the 24th time overall and 13th time on clay. Nadal holds a 15-8 head to head record against Federer and is 10-2 on clay. The two victories for Federer on clay came at Madrid in 2009 and Hamburg in 2007.
When the big points were played, it was Nadal that often came out on top.Nadal, who now has a 44-1 record at the French Open, teased Murray by handing him a few openings. But that was as good as it got for the fourth seed because almost every time he earned a break point, Nadal slammed the door shut with yet another fizzing winner.
He saved 15 of 18 break points and converted six of the 13 he earned. After saving the second of two break points in the second game of the second set, Nadal let out a primal “Vamos!” or “Come on!”
Roger Federer of Switzerland leads Novak Djokovic after three sets in their French Open semifinal, putting the Serb’s 41-match winning streak at risk.
Federer leads 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 3-6 at Roland Garros in Paris. The victor will face five-time champion Rafael Nadal in the final in two days.
Third-seeded Federer is the most successful men’s player in Grand Slam history, with 16 major titles. Djokovic, the No. 2 seed, will take Nadal’s No. 1 ranking on the ATP World Tour if he beats Federer.
A victory also would make Djokovic 42-0 this year, tying the record for the best start to a season set in 1984 by John McEnroe, his practice partner this week. Djokovic has won 43 straight times since losing to Federer in an indoor match in London in November.
