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Rafael Nadal – French Open Champion for a Record 7th Time

Novak Djokovic lost all the edge he had over Rafael Nadal in less than a year in terms of psychological warfare. Rafael Nadal, on the clay courts of Paris, is simply impossible to beat. He needed two days and four sets to set a new record at the Roland Garros, winning his 7th French Open, leaving Bjorn Borg behind him. More →

Djokovic – Nadal, 2012 French Open Final Prediction

For the first time in his career, Novak Djokovic has reached the French Open final. In the way of the last piece of the puzzle for him, completing the career and special Novak Grand Slam, is the master of the Roland Garros out to set some records of his own, Rafael Nadal. More →

Rafael Nadal Shouldn’t Care About Who He Gets Next

The way Rafael Nadal is tearing through yet another French Open, with Nicolas Almagro posing as his latest victim on the clay courts of Paris, he shouldn’t really care about who he faces next in the Semi Final and the Final. The title seems to be as good as his. More →

Can Anyone But Rafael Nadal Win the 2012 French Open?

Rafael Nadal has won six of the last seven French Open Grand Slam tournaments. He missed out in 2009 because he wasn’t 100% when he lost his only match on the Paris clay. He’s won three clay tournaments in the last couple of months. Can anyone, meaning Roger Federer and/or Novak Djokovic, deny Nadal from his 7th Roland Garros title? More →

Rafael Nadal Favorite to Make Roland Garros History

Rafael Nadal needs to become the sole holder of the record for Roland Garros titles; He needs to move up the all-time Grand Slam charts, making it to 11, five less than Federer; He needs to stop Novak Djokovic’s streak of Grand Slam titles. He needs to win the 2012 French Open, in 8 words. More →

Rafael Nadal Finally Has the Edge Back Over Novak Djokovic

There’s still some time before the Roland Garros (six days), but Rafael Nadal has proven that he’s still the man to beat this clay season after claiming another Masters title by beating Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters to claim his 7th title in Italy’s capital. More →

Rafael Nadal’s Road to His 6th Roland Garros Title in Pictures

Federer and Nadal, an Argument of Brain vs Heart

A clear mind says Rafael Nadal is going to beat Roger Federer on clay, as usual, to claim his sixth Roland Garros title. Something, I don’t exactly know what, is clouding that judgment and pointing towards Federer’s 17th Slam title. More →

Nadal Needed Soderling to Wake up

Rafael Nadal hasn’t had an impressive run in the 2011 French Open, until today, when he beat the only man who ever managed to take down Nadal at the Roland Garros – Robin Soderling. More →

Roger Federer Enjoys Easy Second Round at Roland Garros

Roger Federer doesn’t usually find it easy to win matches these days, but he had an exception against Maxime Teixeira in the second round of the 2011 French Open, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-0, 6-2. More →