Play has been suspended for the day and the match will recommence again on Monday at 1 pm. That's a shame, with the match so finely poised, but there is little that we can do to change the weather. Well, I'll be back here tomorrow and I hope you will be too! There's a heck of a lot of tennis left in this match, and history is riding on it! A record seventh title for Rafa, or a complete and consecutive Slam for Novak. Which will it be? Find out tomorrow!
Almost all the match had been played in light rain but conditions became increasingly slippery and an angry Nadal had been calling for the match to be suspended for some time before they finally went off just before 7pm.
The 26 year-old, who is bidding for a record seventh title at Roland Garros, looked to be cruising at two sets and a break ahead on the stage he has made his own.
But Djokovic, for whom victory would bring a fourth straight grand slam title and sporting immortality, hit back with a stunning run of eight straight games to lead by a break in the fourth.
There had been a lot of talk about a possible Monday final, so bad was the forecast, but the players took to Court Philippe Chatrier on time, albeit under leaden skies.
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