Rafa Nadal – Novak Djokovic, Roland Garros final! The Spaniard is close to matching Roger Federer



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Nadal will play on Sunday to win his 13th crown on Parisian clay and, if he wins, he will equal Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slam titles won, 20.

Although he had been eliminated by the Argentine in Rome, the world number 2 now took revenge with the score of 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 in 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Rafa Nadal, close to victory number 100 at Roland Garros

12 of 12 semi-finals won, 99 games of 101 – Here are the statistics that speak for themselves about Nadal’s dominance at Roland Garros, a place where he never lost a final.

And a victory Sunday in his 28th Grand Slam final would be a round number. In fact, after deciding not to participate in the US Open, Nadal’s main goal in 2020 was obvious.

In the final, the 34-year-old Spaniard he will meet his great rival, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian won after a fantastic game against Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-3,6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1.

The world leader trembled, but he is also close to the 18th Grand Slam title. It will be his fifth final at Roland Garros. But since 2015 he has won 12 of 13 appearances in a Grand Slam final.

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