Rafa is up against a well known foe in the Chilean Fernando Gonzalez for a place in the semis.
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UPDATE – Game over, Federer won 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.
Day Thirteen (Friday, June 3rd, 2009) at the French Open is semifinal day in the men’s draw, and Roger Federer will play del Potro as the only survivor from the top four seeds.
Roger Federer reached his 20th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal on Wednesday by beating France’s Gael Monfils 7-6 (8/6), 6-2, 6-4. With his 5-0 lifetime record over del Potro, and a gradual improvement in form as the tourney has progressed, he is now looking very good to claim his one missing Grand Slam.
The match is the second one on today’s Roland Garros schedule of play (started about 5pm local time).
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Novak Djokovic was against the ropes against Roger Federer, losing by a set and a break.
But then it rained, the Serb refocussed and the Swiss lost focus. Despite starting so well, Roger shows that final sets aren’t his thing of late, and Nole finally won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Here’s what Roger had to say:
Things were going well for me. I was playing him well and serving well when I had to and putting him under pressure. So the rain delay came at a perfect moment for him, because he came through a tough service game at 2-0 down. Instead of going 3-0, he goes 2-1 and then the rain comes, so he’s got something positive to look at.
Then when he comes back conditions changed, so sure, it helped him. But then again, who knows? He might have come back anyway and beat me in the end. He did well today to use the rain delay in his favour, that’s for sure.
Rafael Nadal was indomitable as always of late – leaving few openings for Chilean Fernando Gonzalez and winning in two sets, 6-3, 6-3. After the match, Rafa said:
I’m very happy to be in the final again. Playing in Rome is a pleasure. The crowd is always fantastic with me. It’s always an amazing feeling to come back here and be in the final.
I won in Monte Carlo and I won in Barcelona. That’s very good news for me. And a final in Rome, that’s unbelievable. I’m very happy about everything.
I know tomorrow is going to be a really tough match, and I will have to be playing at 100% to have a good chance to win.
The important thing is – don’t make a lot of mistakes.
I have to play aggressive with my forehand and try to have control of the point with my forehand. If I don’t do that, it’s going be really difficult, because if he is attacking me it’s really tough to play against Novak.
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Rome Final – Live TV Streams (Free) – Starts 4:00pm local time, (2:00pm GMT)
Update: Game over, Nadal won 7-6, 6-2
Option 1: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic – high resolution, not English – can someone tell me what language this is?
Option 3: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic – Spanish
Option 4: Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic
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With three of the four top seeds through, we’re in for a great weekend of tennis in Rome
Roger Federer set up his semifinal encounter with Novak Djokovic with a hard fought win over Mischa Zverev 7-6, 6-2. Although Zverev played some very impressive tennis, particurlarly in the first set, Roger has raised his game this tournament and wasn’t going to let an 85th ranked pretender stand in his way.
Federer will be looking to avenge his recent semifinal loss to Djokovic in Miami, and although the Serb should be the favourite on recent form, I think this might be the day that Roger pulls one back. My prediction – Fed in three.
Rafael Nadal did not play at his best yesterday, but as is so often the case in recent months, he seemed to be able to cruise at just the right level to never leave the final result in doubt. Verdasco looked ominous early on, but Rafa managed to close down that mighty Fer forehand by moving him around the court, and with a patient back court display was able to win comfortably – 6-3, 6-3.
Rafa should not have any trouble dealing with Gonzalez – he has not lost to the Chilean since 2007, and never on clay. I expect Nadal to win in two sets, but we’ll enjoy some long rallies and not a few impressive forehand winners from Fernando.
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Update: Game over, Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Option 1: Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic
Option 2: Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic
Option 3: Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic (Spanish)
Option 3: Rafael Nadal vs Fernando Gonzalez (Spanish)
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Roger Federer looked a little shaky at times, losing the second set to a strong Fernando Gonzalez, but steadied himself to finish strongly to win 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
In the next round Federer will play the in-form Spaniard, Fernando Verdasco for a place in the quarter finals. Roger won both previous encounters between the two (2005 and 2008, both times on clay), but Fernando has really picked his game up a few levels, with the best example being the epic five set battle that he barely lost to Rafa Nadal in the Australian Open semifinal.
Roger Federer beat the giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic by 7-6 6-3 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Federer will face Fernando Gonzalez in the next round, after the Chilean upset American James Blake 7-5, 6-1.
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