So here’s a stat for you. The last time the French Open final was held on 7 June, Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling in to complete a clean sweep of majors. By that measure alone, it’s looking good for Novak Djokovic to follow in Federer’s Parisian footsteps this afternoon.
That was also the last time Rafael Nadal wasn’t in the final. Soderling beat him then and the king of clay is nowhere to be seen today. Djokovic sent the nine-time champion on his way on Wednesday, finally beating Nadal at the seventh attempt on the Roland Garros dirt thanks to a display that was brilliantly brutal and brutally brilliant, and you’ll have a hard time finding someone willing to bet against him finishing the job off today.