History both repeated itself and was made Sunday on the rust-red clay of Roland Garros.

After 3 1/2 grueling hours, Novak Djokovic served trying to save championship point in the fourth set against Rafael Nadal, the undisputed king of the French Open. Two years ago, Djokovic was in the exact same position in his first final against Nadal here in the land that invented the phrase "deja-vu."

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