PARIS -- This is what Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic wanted.
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expected. And now theyll meet in a French Open final with so much at stake for
both. Nadal is seeking championship No. 9 at Roland Garros, and his 14th major
title overall. Djokovic is hoping to finally conquer the French Open and
complete a career Grand Slam. Fittingly, whoever wins the rivals 42nd
head-to-head meeting Sunday will be ranked No. 1 on Monday; the runner-up will
be No. 2. "He has the motivation to win Roland Garros for the first time, for
sure. But at the same time, he has the pressure to win for the first time,"
Nadal said. "I have the pressure that I want to win -- and the motivation that I
want to win -- the ninth." In Fridays semifinals, the No. 1-seeded Nadal was at
his imperious, and nearly immaculate, best in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory over
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray that lasted all of 100 minutes. Nadal never faced
a break point, converted all six he earned, and whipped his uppercut of a
forehand as only he can. Toni Nadal, Rafaels uncle and coach, called the match
"one of the best that he has ever played here." Thats sure saying something.
Tonis nephew is 65-1 at the clay-court tournament and carries a 34-match winning
streak into the final. The thick, grey clouds and chill that became a staple
these two weeks gave way to sunshine and warmth Friday, and Nadal reveled in it.
"For me, is much better when the weather is like today," he said. "My ball
creates more topspin. The ball goes quicker in the air, and with my forehand I
am able to create more with less." All in all, Nadal made Murray look rather
lost. "You want to be competitive. You want to make it hard for him," Murray
said. "I wasnt able to do that." The No. 2-seeded Djokovics semifinal was only
slightly less perfunctory, a 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over 18th-seeded Ernests
Gulbis of Latvia that came first Friday, when the temperature hit 82 degrees (28
Celsius). Wrapping a cold towel around his neck during changeovers, Djokovic was
brilliant through two sets, then faltered in the third, showing frustration by
spiking a racket so hard he mangled it. Djokovic has made no secret of the
importance he places on a French Open title to add to the six majors hes won --
four at the Australian Open, one each at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
"Obviously, Novak would like to win the one he is missing," said Djokovics
coach, Marian Vajda. "So all these hopes ... make him more tense than usually
you see him. But I think this match helped him to release it." Afterward,
Djokovic said he felt "physically fatigued a little bit" and was looking forward
to resting until Sunday, when the forecast predicts similar heat but also a
chance of rain. No two men in the Open era, which began in 1968, faced each
other as often as these two. Nadal leads 22-19 overall, 8-3 at majors, and 5-0
in the French Open -- including victories over Djokovic in the 2012 final and
2013 semifinals. But Djokovic won their last four matchups, including on clay in
the final at Rome last month, which the Serb said boosted his belief in himself.
Still, Djokovic conceded, "I dont know how much upper hand I have, really. ...
There is no doubt that he is the favourite to win the title." Nadals take?
"Probably he will come to the match mentally a little bit better than me because
he beat me the last four," said the Spaniard, who won Wimbledon and the U.S.
Open twice each, and the Australian Open once, and can tie Pete Sampras at 14
major titles, behind only Roger Federers record for men of 17. "But at the same
time, my feeling is I am doing the things better, and I am playing better
again." Nadal arrived at Roland Garros dealing with some doubts. There were the
three losses on clay in 2014. There was the pain in his back that resurfaced
early last week, leading to a dip in his serve speeds and prompting him to wear
vertical strips of tape under his shirt for support. By Friday evening, all was
well. His back felt fine. His serves had zip. His forehand was fearsome. The sun
was shining. And now Djokovic awaits.
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after the teams shootaround at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. He says he expects
everyone to be ready for the showdown between the two-time defending NBA champs
and the team with the NBAs best record this season (18-3).
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create any chances of note until Nuri Sahin tested Braunschweig keeper Daniel
Davari with a well-placed free kick in the 28th minute. Aubameyang opened the
scoring three minutes later, when Robert Lewandowski played a one-two with Marco
Reus and lifted the ball over the outrushing goalkeeper for him to head into the
unguarded net.Hobart, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) - Great Britains Heather
Watson continued her dominance of Sloane Stephens on Tuesday with a straight-set
victory in the second round of the Hobart International. Watson rolled to a 6-3,
6-1 triumph for her fourth win in as many tries against the fifth-seeded
American. The other three matches went three sets, but it was no contest on
Tuesday as Watson made it a rout by winning nine of 10 games after the match was
even at 3-3. Next up for Watson will be ninth-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci, who
rallied Tuesday with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Germanys Annika Beck. Vinci was
down a set and a break before battling back.
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also advanced with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 triumph over Swedish qualifier Johanna
Larsson. Tuesdays evening match between third-seeded Camila Giorgi of Italy and
Estonias Kaia Kanepi was postponed. It was rescheduled for Wednesday with the
remainder of the second-round matches. The top two seeds will also be in action
Wednesday, as top-seeded Casey Dellacqua of Australia will meet Italys Karin
Knapp and second-seeded Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan will square off against
Slovakian wild card Daniela Hantuchova. This years Hobart titlist will earn
$43,000.
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