World order was restored to men’s tennis on Sunday as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced each other for the first time, almost to the day, in one year. Even more reassuring – for those of us who like to know where we stand – was the result.Twelve months ago Nadal’s defeat by Federer in the Madrid final was the spark for the Majorcan’s loss of his French Open and Wimbledon titles and would raise serious question marks about how long his knees would let him continue. On Sunday Nadal pounded the red earth as only he can. He was back to his unbeatable best – and even Federer couldn’t do anything about it.
So are all bets off for this year’s French Open ? Will we look back on last year as a mere blip in history? Can anyone take out Nadal at Roland Garros? And does anyone other than Federer stand a chance of being at the other side of the net on June 6? Sport.co.uk takes a look at the men trying to muscle-in on Roland Garros 2010.
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