Swiss fans make their presence felt ahead of Roger Federer's much-anticipated clash with Rafael Nadal Actors Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn are among the expectant crowd on Phillipe Chatrier Court Defending champion Nadal misses two break points in the first game and is made to pay the price Federer finds his best form to race through a one-sided opening set 6-1 Nadal finally earns a break early in the second set and goes on to dominate, levelling things with 6-1 set of his own Federer is 0-40 up on Nadal's serve at 2-1 in the third set but is left to rue a missed opportunity Nadal then breaks the world number one in the next game and goes on to take the third set 6-4 Nadal has the bit between his teeth now and goes a break up in the fourth set, leaving him serving to retain his title But buoyed by a partisan crowd, Federer battles back to break Nadal and force a fourth-set tiebreak However, the young Spaniard will not be denied and is overcome with joy after clinching a four-set win After his 60th straight win on clay, Nadal says au revoir to Roland Garros, where he has never been beaten
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