Nadal against Federer in final

The defending champion the final for the third straight year and without dropping a set against Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal set up a French Open final against Roger Federer by defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday.

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The defending champion from Spain reached the final for the third straight year and without dropping a set. Top seed Federer had earlier made it through with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (9/7) win over Nikolay Davydenko of Russia.