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Federer backs Nadal for seventh French Open title
Roger Federer on Friday backed Rafael Nadal to defeat Novak Djokovic in Sunday's French Open final and claim a historic seventh Roland Garros title.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: June 09, 2012 01:35 AM IST
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Paris:
Roger Federer on Friday backed Rafael Nadal to defeat Novak Djokovic in Sunday's French Open final and claim a historic seventh Roland Garros title.
"My pick is not a surprising one. I obviously pick Rafa. I think he's the overwhelming favourite," said Federer, after his 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 defeat to world number one Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Djokovic needs to win on Sunday to become just the third man to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
Victory for Nadal, who reached his seventh Paris final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over compatriot David Ferrer, will make him the first man to win a seventh French Open.
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Tennis Andy Murray Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Venus Williams Lleyton Hewitt French Open 2012 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Na Li Mahesh Bhupathi Jie Zheng Rafael Nadal Roger Federer David Ferrer Novak Djokovic Bernard Tomic Stanislas Wawrinka
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