3
Should Rafael Nadal win in three sets tomorrow, he will become only the third man to win the tournament without losing a set. Ilie Nastase (1973) and Bjorn Borg (1978 and 1980) are the two to have achieved that feat.
5
Rafael Nadal is the fifth man to reach three consecutive finals here at Roland Garros after Bjorn Borg , Mats Wilander, Ivan Lendl and Jim Courier.
8
Roger Federer only won eight more points than Nikolay Davydenko (143 to 135) in their semi-final, yet still won in straight sets. The Swiss made eight fewer unforced errors than his Russian opponent (45 to 53).
8
Roger Federer will be appearing in his eighth straight Grand Slam final on Sunday, thereby beating the record he previously shared with Jack Crawford (7).
12
Roger Federer is through to his 12th Grand Slam final. He has won every final except one, here at Roland Garros last year against Rafael Nadal!
20
Rafael Nadal won his 20th straight match at Roland Garros today, equalling Jim Courier’s mark of 1991-1993 but still some way short of Bjorn Borg’s record of 28 straight wins.
21
Rafael Nadal has won 21 straight sets here at Roland Garros. He stands sixth in the all time standings behind Ivan Lendl, Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas (22), Ilie Nastase (29) and Bjorn Borg (41).
1996
The last time all the men’s and women’s singles semi-finals were won in straight sets was 11 years ago, in 1996.
