Roland Garros 2017: Nadal and Wawrinka roads to the final
Rafael Nadal’s road to the final
Rafa only lost 29 games en route to his 22nd Grand Slam final. Nadal, aiming to be the first man to ever win a Grand Slam title 10 times, has a perfect 9-0 record in his previous nine appearances in the Roland Garros final.
I have been playing a great event. But Stan is playing unbelievable, no? It will be a super hard final and I will need to play at my very best.
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Benoît Paire | 6-1 6-4 6-1 |
| R2 | Robin Haase | 6-1 6-4 6-3 |
| R3 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6-0 6-1 6-0 |
| R4 | Roberto Bautista Agut [17] | 6-1 6-2 6-2 |
| QF | Pablo Carreno Busta [20] | 6-2 2-0 ret. |
| SF | Dominic Thiem [6] | 6-3 6-4 6-0 |
Stan Wawrinka’s road to the final
Tous droits réservés G. Chazalon
Wawrinka didn’t dropped a set in his first five matches but was pushed to five sets by Andy Murray in the semies. With a win on Sunday he will become the oldest champion in Paris since 34-year-old Andres Gimeno in 1972 and will be only the third man in the Open era, after Laver and Rosewall, to win three or more Grand Slam titles after turning 30.
I think to play Rafa on clay in French Open in a final is probably the biggest challenge you can have in tennis. He’s the best player ever on clay.No one will go on the court thinking he has no pressure. We both want to win the title, and we both gonna give it all on the court.
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Jozef Kovalik | 6-2 7-6 6-3 |
| R2 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6-4 7-6 7-5 |
| R3 | Fabio Fognini [28] | 7-6 6-0 6-2 |
| R4 | Gaël Monfils [15] | 7-5 7-6 6-2 |
| QF | Marin Cilic [7] | 6-3 6-3 6-1 |
| SF | Andy Murray [1] | 6-7 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1 |
Rafael Nadal – Stan Wawrinka head to head: 15-3
Nadal dominates their head to head, but Wawrinka won their only meeting in a Grand Slam final. So, who do you think will win?
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
| 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Nadal | 6-2 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007 | Stuttgart | Clay | Nadal | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007 | Paris Bercy | Hard | Nadal | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009 | Miami | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(2) 7-6(4) |
| 2010 | Rome | Clay | Nadal | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2010 | Toronto | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(12) 6-3 |
| 2010 | Shanghai | Hard | Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2012 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Nadal | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2013 | Madrid | Clay | Nadal | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2013 | Roland Garros | Clay | Nadal | 6-2 6-3 6-1 |
| 2013 | Shanghai | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(10) 6-1 |
| 2013 | London Masters | Hard | Nadal | 7-6(5) 7-6(6) |
| 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | Wawrinka | 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2015 | Rome | Clay | Wawrinka | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2015 | Shanghai | Hard | Nadal | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2015 | Bercy | Hard | Wawrinka | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2015 | London Masters | Hard | Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Nadal | 6-1 6-4 |
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– Australian Open 2014: Wawrinka defeats Nadal
