Nadal looks for before consecutive Djokovic his third end
The Spanish and the Serb will carry out the third younger semifinal of the match
The Spanish Rafa Nadal (second head of series) today has a new appointment with history. The manacorí, champion in 2005 and 2006, third end will look for before the Serb Novak consecutive Djokovic (6) his, to the time that would become the Spanish player with more followed victories in Roland Garros (18 until now, like also the bichampion Sergi Bruguera), match in which remains invicto.
Nadal and Djokovic will jump to the central track of the Forest of Bologna when it concludes the semifinal that will open to mouth between the Swiss Roger Federer (first favorite) and the Russian Nikolay Davydenko (4).
The Spanish (21 years fulfilled Monday) and the Serb (20 years and 22 days) will carry out the third younger semifinal in the history of this match. The semifinal between younger players was the one than the Swedish Björn Borg and the American carried out in 1974 Harold Solomon (39 years and 282 days between both), followed of the one of 1989 between the American Michael Chang and the Russian Andrei Chesnokov (40 years and 238 days).
Of its three participation in Paris, this one is the occasion in which Rafa Nadal arrives at the semifinals with less lost games (40) and is the first time reaches this round of Paris without losing a Seth.
Other data that speak in favor of him are that it never has lost in a semifinal of match of Grand Slam (the two previous in Paris and the one of the past year in Wimbledon), in as much before Djokovic maintains a favorable balance of 3-1 in his confrontations, having both gained parties in which they have been moderate on clay: the quarterfinals of the past year here in Paris and also the quarterfinals this same season in the Masters Series of Rome.