The top two players each won in straight sets Friday ”” second-seeded Nadal in a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 whitewashing of sixth-seeded Ferrer and top-seeded Djokovic in a 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win over No. 3 Federer that didn’t feel that close.
Sunday, “Rafa” and “Nole” meet and someone will make history: Either Nadal will win his seventh French Open to break the record he now shares with Bjorn Borg or Djokovic will become the first man in 43 years to win four consecutive Grand Slam tournaments.
And while they’ll have trouble putting on a better show than their last Grand Slam final ”” the nearly six-hour, five-set drama Djokovic won at the Australian Open”” it shouldn’t be hard to stage a more competitive day of tennis than what happened in the semifinals.