Italian Open Final

It is another exciting day in the world of tennis today. Can Novak 'The Joker' Djokovic beat Rafa Nadal two weeks in a row on clay in a 1000 point Master's Event? I am betting that he will not. Although I would like to see it because it makes Roland Garros that much more interesting.

Novak crushed Rafa last week on clay in Germany to break Rafa's 37 match clay court winning streak. That was a super human effort both physically and mentally by Djokovic. But when Novak beat Nadal in Miami in April it was Rafa who was sucking air in the third set tie breaker. Is Djokovic inside Rafa's head? Interesting question.

The women's final should also be interesting with Sharapova and Stosur playing. I would not consider either one of these ladies to be great clay court players, but with Sharapova coming back from injuries and Stosur playing in her first final since losing the French Open final last year, they will both have a lot to play for.