‘FEDAL FRIDAY’: Saiyami Kher sums up Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal rivalry aptly as netizens get glued to the greats’ face-off in French Open semi finals

It’s ‘Swiss Maestro’ vs ‘King of Clay’, 20-time Grand Slam winner vs 17-time champion, one of greatest rivalries of all time in tennis, as Roger Federer faces off against Rafael Nal in French Open semi-final on Friday.  Netizens swooned over encounter of greats and expressed ir excitement on social media. 

‘Mirzya’ actress Saiyami Kher was among most excited and summed rivalry in most apt way, how it was competitive on-court but sporting off it, while rooting for Federer, "#Federervsnal probably is one of best rivalries in sporting history! Brutal & unforgiving while playing but yet so sporting, humble & compassionate. Fine examples of how sportsmen should be. Rafa is king of clay but I’m praying Fed gets this one! #FrenchOpen."

legends come face to face for 39th time, but interesting bit is that Nal has beaten Federer 5/5 times at Roland Garros, but in ir last 5 matches overall, Federer holds a 5-0 vant.

From writing how tennis fans were winner irrespective of who enters final, to ruing ‘working day’, using hashtags like #Fedal39, referring to ir 39th match, and terming it as ‘Can't get better and bigger than this’ and ‘hoping for a cracker’, netizens couldn’t keep calm. 

winner of this semifinal will play winner of vak Djokovic vs Dominic Thiem for title.