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Second set: Djokovic 2-2, 3-6 Nadal* (* denotes server): Breaking Nadal at the French Open must be a fine feeling. Immediately getting broken back, not so much. There’s basically zero Kelvins room for error if you’re playing Rafa at the French Open so that blip in the last game was not good (although Rafa hit some fantastic shots so it’s tough to blame Novak completely). Novak roars in frustration as he nets to give Rafa the hold. You can understand how he feels. Or maybe you can’t if you’ve never played in a grand slam semi-final.
Second set: *Djokovic 2-1, 3-6 Nadal (* denotes server): Right. “Enough of that comeback nonsense***,” says Nadal. He streaks to 0-40 and then seals the game with a scorching forehand down the line. That was so fast I missed the first few points while I looked for some interesting stats on Twitter, so I didn’t need to bother calculating any myself. That’ll teach me.
***He may not have literally said this.
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