Friends To Foes: Djokovic Battles Old Friend Gulbis For French Open Final

The Men Singles also had a dose of its own surprising shocks in the exit of Australia's Lleyton Hewitt from the early round. Former world number one Roger Federer lost out to Latvia's Ernest Gulbis who controversially has become the centre of attraction with his talks and speeches taken in some corners as sexist.

25 year-old Ernest Gulbis' Latvian remark about Women in tennis: that Women should not be involved in tennis, claiming that they are better suitable and made to handle kitchen utensils, raise children and not swinging the tennis racket in the French open or any other tennis majors made him the media's goof.

Gulbis' two younger sisters play tennis and he insists that his sisters are better as wives than tennis players.

The Latvian's statement however did not raise too many eyebrows as the 'sexist' remark did not stop the competition from going on.

Now in the deciding stages, the French Open semi final fuses a mix of entertainment, thrills and super action from the 8 finalists who made it to the Men's and Women's last four stages.

The reunion of and Ernest Gulbis certainly has began as they both surpassed the test from their quarter final opponents, but if the reunion should have been at the French Open semi final where there has to be a winner and a looser,  the old time firends will have to be more interesting in their play and celebrate less for whoever wins.

Gulbis put up a smashing performance as he scaled past former number one Roger Federer.

The Latvian and Serbian Djokovic had been training partners in Germany and it was there they developed a close bond; a bond which continues at the Philippe Chartrier court at stade Roland Garros.

Djokovic told the new york time:

In the five meetings of the pair, Djokovic has been the king of the match-up as he leads on a 4-1 aggregate.

Gulbis does indeed strike a surprising shocker in the exit of 6th seed Tomas Berdych and Swiss Federer to put up a scare for the World number 2.

The other semi final; ' witnesses Rafael Nadal, after surviving upset bids in lengthy matches, renewing the tensive rivalry with Andy Murray.

The men's side provides more entertainment and jarring performances expected in the competition of men.