Djokovic in pursuit of immortality

(1) Novak Djokovic v (8) Stan Wawrinka

After a gruelling 5 set victory over Andy Murray that needed 2 days to conclude – Novak Djokovic is only one win away from becoming only the 8-th player in history to have won all 4 Major Titles.

The world number one took his winning streak to 27 matches and picked up his 8-th win in a row vs his rival Murray by triumphing 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-7 6-1. Play resumed yesterday with the score tied 3-3 in the 4-th set after forecast of thunderstorm plus the approaching darkness forced the organizers to postpone the conclusion of

Lots of questions surrounding our Women’s final preview.

(1) Serena Williams v (13) Lucie Safarova

Serena will try to win her 20-th Grand Slam title when she faces surprising first time Grand Slam finalist Lucie Safaroava in Saturday’s final. If she wins, Williams who is a winner here in 2002 and 2013, will tie Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam Titles, with Margaret Court’s 24 looking closer and closer.

The inconsistency of the American these two weeks continued with yet another come from behind win in the semifinals versus the Swiss Timea Bacsinzsky. This however was the most dramatic one to date, as Serena was visibly sick.

(1) Novak Djokovic v (3) Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic did what only one man alive previously has done – defeating Rafael Nadal in the French Open. It was a sweet victory for the Serbian as this was a long time coming, 6 times he had previously lost against Nadal in Paris, but it was worth the wait. It marks as the first time the Spaniard has lost in straight sets in 3 of 5 format on clay.

“It is definitively a match I am going to remember for a long time. I managed to stay aggressive, didn’t let him dictate the rallies, but rather be the one doing it.