Results from Roland Garros as the French Open 2011 men’s final plays out in Paris.
French Open 2011: Roger Federer Takes Third Set, Trails Rafael Nadal 2-1 At Roland Garros
Rafael Nadal leads Roger Federer, 7-5 7-6, 5-7. It wouldn’t be a true Red Team Blue Team matchup without at least some fight from the Red Team, and Federer has brought it, with finally a little luck on his side. He broke his own serve to drop to 4-2 in the third set, and then, from the gods, just what he needed: the exact opposite of that happening. Rafa’s shutout faceplant of a game took the score to 4-3; Federer took it to 4-4 before breaking Nadal again -- and, up 6-5, finally hit one of those points where Nadal just gave up on the possibility of return. And then, wonder of wonders, another. Nadal leads, two sets to one, but if anybody’s fit to survive another dip in an internationally televised pressure cooker, it’s the Maestro.
We’ve got ourselves the makings of a hell of a fourth set, folks. Stay tuned.
Live scoring updates for this match are available on Roland Garros’ official website. Stay tuned to this StoryStream for more updates from the 2011 French Open men’s final.
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