In a fortnight's time, the world will witness the biggest sporting spectacle in the planet, the World Cup. When the world will be busy discussing about the Ronaldinhos, Henrys and Rooneys, Paris will be party to the toughest tennis tournament in the world. It is no secret that every two years the two biggest grandslams in the world (The French Open and the Wimbledon) are overshadowed by the Football worldcup and Euro. But this years French Open deserves significance for several reasons.
All the questions about French Open are revolved around the Swiss Express, Roger Federer and his rival Rafael 'the beast' Nadal. Nadal has dominated Federer recently and has become an hindrance to his path of becoming the greatest player of all time. If Roger manages to win the title then there is every chance that he can go on to win the Wimbledon and go on to be the first man since Bjorn Borg (1980) to win French Open and the Wimbledon on the same year. That would be some achievement as clay is the slowest surface to play tennis and grass is the fastest one. Federer,by winning the title would also get the chance to win the complete Grand Slam.
So it is going to be a very interesting fortnight in Paris and we will have to look out for whether the beauty of the Swiss Express can overpower the beast called Nadal.
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