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Rafa getting stronger as French reaches final

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, June 8, 2007

PARIS -- One could argue that the most revealing statistic in Friday's French Open semifinal between Spain's Rafael Nadal and Serbia's Novak Djokovic was also the most straightforward statistic: time. First set: 66 minutes. 7-5. Second set: 48 minutes. 6-4. Third set: 34 minutes. 6-2. Conclusion: It seldom pays to get in the way of the inevitable. Djokovic's debut in a Grand Slam final four came in a match where he was least likely to succeed, given his opponent. The advantage for him was ...

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