World tennis No.1 Rafael Nadal knows the ongoing French open has a lot of implications on him. Unfortunately, his fate doesn't lie with him. It lies in an unlikely and unexpected hands. That is World No.3, Roger Federer. Now, let's understand it.
World No.2 Novak Djokovic would slug it out with Federer for a place in the French open final, while World No.4 Andy Murray tackles Nadal. Now, if Djokovic wins the semi-final match against Federer, which is very likely, then he would upstage Nadal in the World rankings, whether Nadal wins the cup or not. So Nadal would surely be rooting for Federer here, probably for the first time in his career. But Federer also has his plans, and this would sound like butterflies to Nadal. He wants to refute the constant suggestions by pundits that his title-winning days are over.
Whatever happens, I can't wait to see who carries the day between these four tough rivals
"In truth, we can never be friends," Djokovic revealed, "until we hang up our boots and sit down and talk about it, then we would be friends. Rivals are rarely friends."
Well, the die is cast for these 'enemies'. I can't wait. Just a matter of hours, it is.