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Rain may spoil Djokovic vs Nadal French Open final on Monday

Paris: Embattled French Open organisers were braced for more heavy rain to swamp the suspended men's final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on Monday as they played down accusations of a scheduling blunder.

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Nadal, chasing a record seventh Roland Garros title, was leading 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2 when play was halted for a second and final time at 6:50 pm (1650GMT) on Sunday with conditions on Philippe Chatrier Court deemed too treacherous.

The final, in progress for three hours, resumes Monday at 1:00 pm (1100GMT) with Djokovic, bidding to become only the third man to hold all four majors at once, in the ascendancy and serving for a 3-1 lead in the fourth set.

But further rain is forecast for large parts of Monday with a similarly wet Tuesday also expected.

Having faced claims that Sunday's showpiece should have started earlier than 3:00 pm (1300GMT), tournament director Gilbert Ysern insisted that there should be enough breaks in the weather on Monday to allow the final to finish.