Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal get down to the serious business of Friday's first men's semi at Roland Garros. Nadal uses his backhand to punishing effect in the first set and breaks Djokovic in the third game on his way to taking the opener World number three Djokovic struggles to find an answer to defending champion Nadal who breaks him twice in the second set The frustration mounts for the Australian Open champion as Nadal races to a 3-0 lead in the third set on Philippe Chatrier Court And Nadal holds off a bold fightback from Djokovic in the third set to complete a 6-4 6-2 7-6 win Bjorn Borg, whose record of four straight French Open wins Nadal is looking to emulate, looks on approvingly The second semi doesn't start well for Gael Monfils, who needs eye drops as he faces the might of Roger Federer Home favourite Monfils is swept away in the first set but fights back magnificently to take the second Federer is literally floored twice by Monfils but he recovers his composure to win the third set with three breaks of serve This is no time for snoozing; Monfils takes a break on the clay court as he and Federer go toe-to-toe in a tight fourth set Monfils has six break chances in the fourth but Federer gets the decisive break to win the match and join Nadal in the final Double hugs for Bob Bryan and Victoria Azarenka as they beat Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic to win the mixed doubles
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Nadal demolishes Federer in final
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