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Five things learnt at the 2014 French Open

Paris: Heading into the French Open, there appeared to be reasons to wonder whether Rafael Nadal would leave Roland Garros as the champion yet again.   There were the three losses on clay, including one last

India TV News Desk Published : Jun 09, 2014 14:20 IST, Updated : Jun 09, 2014 15:24 IST


DJOKOVIC'S CAREER SLAM

Once more, Djokovic came close to joining Federer and Nadal as an owner of a career Grand Slam. And once more, Djokovic ran into Nadal. Djokovic is 0-6 against Nadal at the French Open, including losses in the 2012 final and 2013 semifinals. Federer went through something similar -- he lost to Nadal in Paris in the 2005 semifinals and every final from 2006-08, before finally getting his French Open title in 2009, after Nadal lost to Robin Soderling in the fourth round. Maybe Djokovic just needs a little help, too. "He deserves to win this tournament," Nadal said. "I am sure he will do it in the future."
   
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