Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set-up a history-making French Open final Friday courtesy of devastating straight-sets, semifinal wins which confirmed their mastery of the men's game. World No. 1 Djokovic crushed third seed Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to reach a first Roland Garros final while six-time champion Nadal, the world No. 2, breezed past Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. On Sunday, history will be made as a win for Djokovic will make him only the third man to hold all four Grand Slam trophies at the same time. A win for Nadal, whose record in Paris now stands at 51 wins against just one defeat, will mean he'd be the first man to win the French Open seven times, breaking a tie with Swedish legend Bjorn Borg. “I am happy to be in the final here, it's always difficult to play against Roger,” said Djokovic, who had his 43-match winning streak ended by Federer at the same stage of Roland Garros 12 months ago. “It's a dream to be in the final, but Rafa, who always plays so well here, will be the favorite.” Both Djokovic and Federer had looked far from convincing in reaching this stage. Djokovic came back from two sets to love down to beat Andreas Seppi in the fourth round before saving four match points against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a five-set quarter-final. Federer had also been two sets to love down to Juan Martin del Potro in his five-set, last eight match before battling back. The Swiss world No. 3 ended Friday's match with an uncharacteristic 46 unforced errors, caused to some extent by the swirling wind inside the Philippe Chatrier court. He was also left to regret twice squandering early breaks in the first two sets. Defeat also ended Federer's hopes of making a 24th Grand Slam final while extending his long wait to add to his record 16 majors, the last of which came at the 2010 Australian Open. Nadal said his demolition of Ferrer was one of the most complete matches he has played for some time. The Spaniard was only briefly troubled at the start of the match, saving two break points in the fourth game before accelerating away for victory. The win sees Nadal into his seventh final in eight years and once again he has done so without dropping a set. In fact he has only once had his serve broken, in the second set of his first round tie against Simone Bolelli. American twins Bob and Mike Bryan moved one victory away from their 12th Grand Slam doubles title, beating Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi of Pakistan and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands 6-3, 7-6 (6) to reach final. The Bryans, who won the 2003 title at Roland Garros, now face defending champions Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada. Mirnyi and Nestor eliminated Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali of Italy 6-3, 6-4. “Expectations are a lot higher,” Bob Bryan said. “I remember when we made the quarters in ‘02. ... ‘Great tournament, guys. Awesome job.' And that's how we felt in ‘02. Now if we don't come in and win, we're taking swings at each other back at the hotel.” In women's doubles, Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated defending champions Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in a semifinal that was suspended because of darkness Wednesday, tied at one set apiece. Errani, Vinci win doubles Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy won their first Grand Slam doubles title, beating Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Friday. Errani became the first player since Kim Clijsters in 2003 to reach the singles and doubles final at Roland Garros.
