Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray meet in a seventh Grand Slam final on Sunday with the clock ticking on their French Open title aspirations.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic, the winner of 11 majors, is bidding for a first French Open to become just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam.
11 Wins of Novak Djokovic
- Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016
- Wimbledon in 2011, 2014 and 2015
- US Open in 2011 and 2015
Novak Djokovic is looking to become just the 8th man -- and second oldest -- to complete the career Grand Slam after -
- Andre Agassi
- Don Budge
- Roy Emerson
- Roger Federer
- Rod Laver
- Rafael Nadal and
- Fred Perry.
Only Don Budge and Rod Laver have completed a calendar year Grand Slam -- Budge in 1938 and Laver in 1962 and 1969
Victory on Sunday would also give him the 'Novak Slam' as he already holds the Wimbledon, US and Australian Open titles.
But the 29-year-old has lost all three finals he has made in Paris.
Novak Djokovic has dropped just one set at the French Open this year and he shrugged off having to play four days in succession by blitzing young Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in Friday's semi-final.
Novak Djokovic will be playing in his 20th Grand Slam final and 7th against Murray having won 4 times against the Scot in Australia but losing at the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013
Novak Djokovic was runner-up to nine-time winner to Rafael Nadal in 2012 and 2014 and lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in 2015
Andy Murray had to come from two sets down to beat 37-year-old Radek Stepanek in the first round and needed another five sets to beat French wildcard Mathias Bourgue in the second.
Two four-setters followed to see off Richard Gasquet in the last-eight and Wawrinka in the semi-finals.
Murray has spent close to 18 hours on court to get to Sunday's final.
Andy Murray, also 29 and a rival of Djokovic since their junior days, has previously fallen three times at the semi-final stages.
The last British man to win in Paris was Fred Perry in 1935 while Bunny Austin was the last finalist from his country in 1937.
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