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PARIS -- Three thoughts on Rafael Nadal's 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7 win over Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals on Friday 1. Tennis at its best. Nadal has won 58 matches against only one defeat at Roland Garros. Round be damned, thePARIS -- Three thoughts on Rafael Nadal's 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7 win over Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals on Friday 1. Tennis at its best. Nadal has won 58 matches against only one defeat at Roland Garros. Round be damned, thePARIS — Rafael Nadal is still nonpareil in Paris. But Novak Djokovic made sure the King of Clay earned it, gritty bit by gritty bit, in a classic French Open semifinal that lived up to the marquee billing. Nadal, the seven-time French Open championWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic and reigning Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal will face off once again on Court Philippe Chatrier, only this time,

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