2011 French Open: Federer the Master is Back

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Published: June 4, 2011

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He did it! Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in an epic match on Friday, putting an end to Djokovic's winning streak (41 straight wins for the Serb since the beginning of the season, and thus ending just short of John McEnroe’s record of 42).

The Swiss, as discreet as he was efficient since the beginning of the tournament, claimed one of the greatest victories of his career today on Philippe-Chatrier court. As a result, Djokovic will not break the record held by Guillermo Vilas of 46 consecutive wins. The Serb remains at 43 in a row, including his two Davis Cup wins in the final last December. Federer has also prevented “Nole” from claiming the No. 1 spot in the world rankings on Monday.

Most of the time when I'm about to open my laptop in order to write an article, I know what aspect of the game I need to explore.

However, today, I'm still recovering from the most entertaining match of the past decade on clay.
As if I were still drugged by the show both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic offer the tennis world in the semifinals of Roland-Garros on Friday.

This match will be ranked among the top 10 best matches of the past ten years, and maybe among the top five best clay court match since the classic 1984 French Open final between John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl.

It's difficult to find words to explain what happened on Friday because it would take a whole book to analyse the whole match.

Nevertheless, I believe many tennis fans enjoyed the match as much as I did.  It did remind us that sometime we can see magic out of the tennis courts with so many ups and downs from both players and a lot of suspense. Alfred Hitchcock would have loved the script of this match.

I have to admit Federer proved me wrong once more. I thought Nole would crush the 2009 Roland-Garros champion given the past results. I never doubted Federer could still play some great tennis, but I never thought he would...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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