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And Paris remains firmly Rafa's.
Praise the Lawd.

I'm surprised Nole df'ed on matchpoint; very unlike him.

I believe he double-faulted three times on break point during this match.

Amazing to think that this is the third time Rafa has stopped a rival (Fed twice, Nole once) from completing a non-calendar slam. How different would tennis history be if the game did not have Rafa.