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Rafael Nadal, the “King of Clay going for his ninth French Open takes on the mighty Serbian maestro in Novak Djokovic as they fight it out in the Final for both the title and the number one ranking in world tennis.
The men’s singles final is finally here. It is the best possible matchup we could of asked for!
This promises to be a titanic struggle between two legends of the sport. This time last year Rafa was preparing for the final against David Ferrer after he beat Djokovic in an epic five setter in the semi final.
However this year it is different and as expected the top two seeds have made there way past everyone else and into this Final. Both players have made the final so comfortably, both just dropping three sets between them on route towards this match. For Rafa he has just been professional throughout the tournament.
After suffering from a suspected back problem mid way through the tournament, he has responded magnificently with amazing wins over Lajovic, Ferrer and Murray.
Djokovic has again been impressive right from the outset where we covered his match against Joao Sousa. Cilic took a set off him in the third round, however an inspiring performance over Tsonga and classy finishes against Raonic and Gulbis have him well prepared for this final.
Rafa has to go in as favourite with his record on this court.
In saying this Djokovic will take some confidence out of his come from behind win at Rome, where he beat Nadal in the final. Head to head between the two are very tight with Rafa slightly in front 22-19 although Djokovic is pegging back this margin as the rivalry goes on.
This will be a long and tough final for both players and magnificent to watch for the spectators. Court Philippe Chatrier has seen some brilliant matches both in the past and at this years tournament so far (none better than the Women’s Final last night). However todays match promises to be the best chance Djokovic will have a winning a French Open title. He comes into this match with the confidence that he can beat Rafa on clay and that he is therefore good enough to get the number one ranking back from Nadal.
A great match is in stall for us but Rafa might be too good yet again and win his ninth title here at Roland Garros.
Prediction:
Nadal to win in five tight sets.
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