The more things change...

2011 had been the year of Novak Djokovic who came into Roland Garros having won 39 matches in a row including 4 finals victories over Nadal in masters 1000 tournaments, 2 on hard and 2 on clay. Federer was an afterthought; a distant third wheel to the Nadal Djokovic show. But at the end of this fortnight what we have learned is that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Once again, it was Federer and Nadal in the final and once again Nadal was the victor.