Nadal Faces Ferrer for Title After Djokovic Thriller
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Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal will play fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open men’s final after savoring the “suffering” of a five-set semifinal victory over Novak Djokovic.
The third-seeded Nadal defeated the top-seeded Serb, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7 in 4 hours, 37 minutes on two days ago at Roland Garros in Paris after trailing 4-2 in the final set.