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Youve got to be fortunate at the right times and I havent done enough down the stretch, going par, par, par when I needed a birdie to make the difference. Hopefully, it might happen." David Frost shot 64, missing a short putt on the 18th hole. Fred Couples was third at 65, and Mark OMeara had a 66. Bernhard Langer, Steve Elkington and Duffy Waldorf shot 67. Charles Schwab Cup points leader Kenny Perry topped the group at 68. Perry entered the event 612 points ahead of second-place Langer. If Langer wins the tournament, Perry needs only to finish fifth or better take the season title and $1 million annuity. Senior shot a 6-under 30 on the front nine, culminating with an eagle on the ninth hole. He birdied Nos. 11 and 12 and allowed himself to start thinking big. "I started counting the easy holes that I could possibly birdie," he said. "As soon as I thought that, I made a bogey." 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"A lot of emotions in these kind of matches." And then, suddenly, it stopped. Federer and Nadal will renew their sublime rivalry Sunday at the French Open, the first time in more than two years theyll decide a Grand Slam championship. As usual when it comes to Federer and Nadal, there is plenty at stake. The top-seeded Nadal is 44-1 at Roland Garros and bidding for his sixth French Open championship, which would equal Bjorn Borgs record. Only two days after turning 25, hell be going for a 10th major title overall. Plus, he needs a victory to prevent Novak Djokovic from replacing him at No. 1 in the ATP ranking. The third-seeded Federer, meanwhile, seeks to add to his record of 16 Grand Slam trophies, including the 2009 French Open. He could become only the third man to own at least two titles from each of the sports most important tournaments (hes won six at Wimbledon, five at the U.S. Open, four at the Australian Open). 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In the semifinals against Djokovic, Federer served spectacularly, and he displayed all of the strokes and mental toughness that led many to consider him the greatest tennis player ever. As 1999 French Open champion Andre Agassi put it Saturday: "I do think that the way Federer played yesterday, he can beat anybody in the world -- and probably anybody in the future." And then Agassi added: "But theres something that he brings out in Nadal." One part of Nadals game thats consistently bothered Federer is his heavy-top spin, high-bouncing, left-handed forehand -- which can arrive at about shoulder-height on Federers backhand side. Nadal also tends to have remarkable success at staving off break points against Federer. These two players know the ins and outs of each others games well, and many of their matches have been tight. Three of their past four head-to-head Grand Slam finals went five sets. The exception, though, was as lopsided as could be: The last time they played at the French Open, in the 2008 final, Nadal won 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. Given how Federer played against Djokovic, the expectation is that Sundays final will be competitive -- and perhaps much, much more than that. "It will be one for the ages," Agassi predicted. "Any time you see these two, Nadal and Federer, its one of the most memorable moments. Weve been spoiled. Its an incredible rivalry and I think well look back on this as probably one of the best our sports ever had." cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '