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 | Rafael Nadal chasing Bjorn Borg record5-06-2011 |
Rafael Nadal will equal Bjorn Borg's record of six titles at Roland Garros, where today won the final in Paris, but his opponent Roger Federer to pursue only one "Holy Grail" - victory over Spaniard of his favorite tournament.
Seeded one in the master plan Nadal dominated the clay-court tournament in the French capital over the past few years, a lot of players and experts identified it as the best of all time on the surface. The Spaniard is still behind the record Byorg, but his movement on court, fiercely top spin and the will to win made him almost unbeatable at Roland Garros, the only Robin Soderling in 2009 managed to overcome it, and it provided that Nadal game with a knee injury.
Federer tried four times to beat Nadal and fail, as three of the defeats came in the final. Federer, who has a record 16 titles in Grand Slam tournaments, still managed to win the title here in 2009, but the fact that Nadal was not against him in the final somehow diminish his achievement. Chances are not on the side of Federer, given the surface but Nadal started the tournament, however tentatively, before entering the pace, realizing that a loss today will make the new Novak Djokovic and world number one.
Unlike the Spaniard, Federer enjoys an excellent game even better than 2009, as evidence for this is chetirisetovata his victory over Djokovic in the semifinals, which interrupted a series of 41 matches Nole unbeaten this year. If Nadal and Federer failed to repeat the drama of their epic semi-finals and finals of Wimbledon in straight year at Roland Garros will be specialene.