By Pritha Sarkar PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray’s French Open final hopes were on a knife edge on Friday after a thunderstorm left the pair facing an uneasy night wondering who will face Swiss Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s showpiece contest. A battle between the Serbian and British heavyweights had promised much, got off to bit of a false start but was then building towards a rousing finale when an approaching storm brought a halt to proceedings at Roland Garros. One man who will not be feeling sorry for them is eighth seed Wawrinka.
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* Wawrinka beats local favourite Tsonga in four sets * Second semi-final delayed until Saturday by storm * Djokovic leads battling Murray 6-3 6-3 5-7 3-3 By Pritha Sarkar PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray’s French Open final hopes were on a knife edge on Friday after a thunderstorm left the pair facing an uneasy night wondering who will face Swiss Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s showpiece contest. A battle between the Serbian and British heavyweights had promised much, got off to bit of a false start but was then building towards a rousing finale when an… Read More
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