Roger Federer, the last man to beat Novak Djokovic, six months ago in London, did it again in Paris to stop the Serb's remarkable unbeaten run at 43 but, more significantly, he confounded pre-tournament predictions to reach Sunday's final of the French Open against Rafael Nadal.
Not many at Roland Garros, except dreamers and charlatans, would have predicted such a scenario two weeks ago - the Swiss was 18-1 then, Djokovic close to even money in most markets - nor the dramatic climax to the second semi-final.
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