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Djokovic-Murray in French Open final: Stats & Info’s preview
- Updated: June 4, 2016
4:42 PM ET
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will meet in the men’s singles final of the French Open on Sunday, their seventh meeting in a Grand Slam final. The only men who have met in more major finals are Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (eight).
ESPN Stats & Info previews the match.
Milestones in reach for both players
Djokovic will look to become the eighth man all-time to complete the career Grand Slam, and Murray is bidding to join Fred Perry (1935) as the only British men to win the French Open.
Djokovic and Murray met at this year’s Australian Open, too, with the Serb winning in straight sets. This year marks the second time in the open era (since 1968) that the first two Grand Slam finals will have featured the same men. The other instance occurred in 2012 with Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
And there are parallels between this year and 2012 for Djokovic:
• Entered the French Open final on a 27-match winning streak in majors
• Went into the French Open bidding for a fourth consecutive major title
• Looked to complete the career Grand Slam …
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