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Djokovic – Murray Match Suspended: Winner to Face Wawrinka in Men’s French Open Final

June 5, 2015 By Tennis Panorama News

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(June 5, 2015) Stan Wawrinka still does not know yet who his opponent will be in the French Open men’s final on Sunday. The Swiss, who defeated French favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 6-4 in Friday’s first men’s semifinal, awaits the conclusion of the Novak Djokovic – Andy Murray match which was suspended due to an impending rain storm in the fourth set. No. 1 Djokovic was leading No. 3 Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3.

The Serb and the Scot will resume play on Saturday at 1 p.m. local time. The women’s final featuring No. 1 Serena Williams against 13th seed Lucie Safarova is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

Williams canceled her practice session and news conference due to trying to recover from the flu she’s had since the third round of the tournament.

“It’s just a matter of resting and keeping hydrated – there’s not much else I can do,” Williams said in regard to her illness. “I need time, and obviously don’t have a lot of it. I just have to hope that tomorrow I will be feeling a lot better and able to give my best on court.”

For Safarova, who at 28-years-old is playing her first major final it will be a new experience.

“It’s been (a) long way and a lot of hours on court,” said Safarova. “I have been on tour, it’s my 12th year, and to reach this, finally, it’s just, you appreciate it much more, I think.”

Safaraova is also in the doubles final pairing up with American Betthanie Mattek-Sands. Together they won the Australian Open title in January.

In the second men’s semifinal, Djokovic rushed off to a two set lead lead, Murray broke Djokovic’s serve for the first time in the third set to take a 6-5 lead and closed out the set on his serve.

At 3-3 in the fourth set, play was called for the fading light due to the dark clouds moving in.

In the first men’s semifinal, Wawrinka had both Tsonga and the French crowd to battle. It’s been since 1983 that a French man won the French Open – Yannick Noaj and the last French man who reached the finals was Henri Leconte in 1988. The key statistic in the match was the fact that Tsonga was 1 for 17 on break points.

“Jo is always a tough player to play,” said the 8th seed Wawrinka, “especially when he’s playing at home.”

For Wawrinka, who won the French Open Junior title in 2003, Sunday will mark his second major final, he won the Australian Open back in 2014. Last year he was bounced out of the French Open in the first round.

For Djokovic, should he defeat Murray and then Warinka, he will be looking to become just the eighth man to win a career Grand Slam – winning a title at all four majors – Australia, Paris, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Filed Under: Features, Front Page News, tennis news, tournament coverage, tournaments Tagged With: 2015 French Open, 2015 Roland Garros, Andy Murray, France, French Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Lucie Safarova, Noavk Djokovic, Paris, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, Stan Wawrinka, tennis

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