How does Roger Federer, the man who holds the record for the longest time spent as World No. 1, who holds 16 Slam titles (including a career Grand Slam completed two years ago) stroll into Roland Garros for the French Open 2011 as a virtual nonentity? The Swiss Maestro has dropped one set this entire tournament, and it came in the service of snapping Novak Djokovic’s record-reaching win streak in Friday’s semifinals. Following his second-round straight-sets victory, there were no press questions for Federer.
French Open 2011, Rafael Nadal Vs. Roger Federer: Men’s Final Schedule And Preview
(You know you all just made him mad, right? This is the guy who takes the court with his own personal Nike crest embroidered all about his person.)
So Federer’s gone and played like a buzzsaw and reached his 23rd Slam final -- but here’s his opponent, who’s 5-0 when competing for the coupe at Roland Garros. And for the first time ever, the prevailing storyline is these two great rivals playing below the top of their game. Get out your popcorn for the most important match of the season (for two whole weeks until everybody goes to Wimbledon to do it all over again.
Federer and Nadal will begin play at 9 a.m. EDT Sunday. The match will be televised on NBC. If you must seek out other entertainments in Paris today, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, Todd Woodbridge, and Martina Hingis will all be in action in various capacities on Court Suzanne Lenglen, while Court 2 will feature the junior division finals, including Bjorn Fratangelo representing the US in the boys’ match.
Stay tuned to this StoryStream for match updates from the fifteenth and final day of play at Roland Garros 2011.
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