Federer v Nadal: a tailor-made final

By Christian Lacaze

We wanted it, we got it. Roger Federer (No1) and Rafael Nadal (No2) will meet in Sunday's showdown. This will be the first time since 1984 that the top two seeds have made it through to the final.

There won't be an empty seat in the house at 3pm on Sunday when Federer faces Nadal on Court Philippe Chatrier for the final of the 76th French Open. The last time that the top two seeds faced off for the crown was when Ivan Lendl (No2) overcame John McEnroe (No1), who led two sets to love and would never again get so close to winning Roland Garros (3-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 7-5).

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