The matchup the tennis world has been hoping for has come into fruition.  After a bout of absences from each side intermittently for the past two years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadalwill meet in the French Open Final once again. 
Roger Federer has a historic record of failure against Rafael Nadal in the French Open dating back to a 2005 Roland Garros meeting in which Nadal dispatched Federer in four sets.
It was the first match between the two in a Grand Slam; the beginning of an epic rivalry which writes its next chapter Sunday, at 3:00 PM in Paris, or 9:00 AM EST and 6:00 AM PST. 
16-time Grand Slam Champion and virtual consensus greatest tennis player of all time Roger Federer will face his greatest nemesis in a familiar setting.  Federer is 2-6 to Nadal in Grand Slam matches, including 0-4 at Roland Garros. 
Even when Federer was at the top of his game for that outstanding stretch from 2005-2008, he was essentially allergic to defeating Nadal at the French Open.  Given this past history, do Roger Federer supporters have a shred of hope that their man can win Roland Garros?  Call me crazy, but I say yes.