PARIS, June 6 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer and three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal will battle for the third straight year in the French Open final.
Federer advanced Friday with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 win over unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils, and Nadal stormed into the final with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Novak Djokovic of Serbia.