Unseeded Argentine Mariano Puerta faces Spanish star Rafael Nadal in the French Open final Nadal starts the stronger and breaks his opponent in the opening game of the final Puerta needs to take an injury break after the fourth game as his right thigh appears to be troubling him However, Puerta breaks his opponent after his injury scare and wins an exciting first set tie-break 8-6 A determined Nadal plays some strong shots in the second set and takes it 6-3 after breaking Puerta in game four Puerta seems to be tiring quickly and as a result the third set is very one-sided Nadal takes control of the game and wins the third set 6-1 after breaking Puerta three times Puerta finds fresh resolve in the fourth and plays some great shots as he starts to put Nadal under pressure once again But Nadal comes from a break down to win the last three games in a row and seal a 6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5 win
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