9 Jun 2012

French Open men's finalists

8:27 am on 9 June 2012

Rafa Nadal of Spain will meet tennis world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final of the French Open in Paris.

Nadal defeated his compatriot David Ferrer 6-1 6-2 6-1 in the semi finals on Friday.

Djokovic had a straight sets victory over Roger Federer of Switzerland, 6-4 7-5 6-3.

However, the final could be postponed from Sunday to Monday because of bad weather.

The last time the final was not played on a Sunday was in 1973 when it took place on the Tuesday.

However, the women's final between Maria Sharapova of Russia and Sara Errani of Italy is scheduled to take place on Saturday.