All the action from Sportskeeda Live as History will be in the making at the French Open final today as Roger Federer attempts to win his second French title against Rafael Nadal. On the other hand, Nadal will stand to win his sixth title and come equal to the legendary Bjorn Borg. Federer won the French Open in 2009 by defeating Robin Soderling and he would like to set the record straight by bringing down Nadal once at the French Open. Nadal has been undefeated on clay in the last six years except for a loss against Robin Soderling in that very 2009 French Open. He will be very confident to take the court against Roger Federer but not complacent all the same.
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Roger Federer has proved many of his critics wrong by reaching the finals but he never aimed for anything less than a title. He has relied on his aggressive back-hand winners and net-play. Federer pushed Djokovic into surrender by disguising his shots to the last minute and breaking his service regularly. He will look to attack Nadal’s serve which is certainly no his strongest point but when the two champions meet it always comes down to handling the pressure. A lot of rallies are played in this encounter typically and the winner will be the one who controls and scores points in these rallies.
Rafael Nadal will draw on his strong baseline play and drop shots to trouble Federer. His impeccable record against the champion that Federer is tells of Nadal’s potential. Nadal will draw Federer into applying some power shots and draining him out of his energy. In case the match goes to five sets, Nadal will have the upper hand as he seems to have more stamina. The traditional record at French Open favors Nadal and the fact that Bjorn Borg will be in the stands to witness the match might put some pressure on him. It may be inspirational at the same time.
Federer’s way to the final has been full of some outstanding performances and he lost his first set of the tournament only in the semi-final against Djokovic. Nadal had a more rocky way to the finals playing a five-setter in his very first round against John Isner but he has been in control ever since. His straight sets victory over Andy Murray must have filled him with confidence coming into this big final. Whatever the result be in this epic encounter, Tennis fans can be sure of a well contested, deserving final to a tournament that was perhaps the most competitive in the recent years.
