Sunday 5 June 2016 17:50, UK
Who must Andy Murray defeat if he claims a maiden French Open title? Sky Sports have plotted his potential route and, of course, it includes Novak Djokovic...
First Round - Radek Stepanek
When the draw handed Murray a qualifier he would have hoped for something better than the seasoned Czech veteran who ran him so close in Madrid just a few weeks ago....and did so again as Murray needed two days and five sets to see off the 37-year-old.
Stepanek took the first two sets to leave Murray with an uphill battle but the Scot raced through the third 6-0 and broke early in the fourth before play on Monday was halted by the light.
When the match resumed on Tuesday it wasn't all plain-sailing for Murray but he eventually prevailed 3-6 3-6 6-0 6-3 7-5
Second Round - Mathias Bourge
The 22-year-old from France is the world No 164 and, on paper, looked unlikely to provide Murray with anything other than practice time on the clay courts.
Not so as Murray again laboured through a five-set epic that took almost four hours. This time Murray did manage to take the first set and led 2-0 to the second before what appeared to be a lack of concentration let Borge back in and spurred on by the home crowd the wild card from Avignon took sets two and three.
A refocused Murray rallied to take the match comfortably in the end but are the five-setters going to take their toll?
Third Round - Ivo Karlovic
Another 37-year-old but a vastly different outcome for Murray.
The British number one has a brilliant record against the big server from Croatia and as one of the best returners in the games relishes the challenge of the big guns.
A blistering start ensured he came through in straight sets to set up a meeting with another huge hitter in the shape of American 15th seed John Isner.
Fourth Round - John Isner
Another big serving opponent was seen off in straight sets. Murray improving to a 6-0 record against the 31-year-old American.
Break points were few and far between and Murray seized the initiative in a first set tie-break before coming through in fairly routine fashion to make the quarter-finals in Paris.
Quarter-Final - Richard Gasquet
The last remaining Frenchman, on Philippe-Chatrier, an occasion to intimidate many but but not Murray who recovered from losing the first set and trailing 3-1 in the second set tie-break to silence the crowd and book his place in the last four.
Semi-Final - Stan Wawrinka
Murray produced a brilliant performance to see off the defending champion Wawrinka in four sets to set up yet another meeting with Novak Djokovic in another Grand Slam final.
The Scot was dominant from the outset to take a comfortably two-set lead, before an inspired Wawrinka came back to take the third set.
But Murray was not to be denied and powered through the fourth set with two breaks of serve for a hugely impressive victory.
Final - Novak Djokovic
And so to the finale, where Murray's greatest rival will await assuming he overcomes the French Open's most successful player Rafael Nadal.
If it's world No 1 Djokovic, Murray may just enter fancying his chances more so than usual. Djokovic has notoriously never won the French Open and it remains the only Grand Slam missing from his trophy cabinet, so the pressure is on.
Added to that, Murray won their most recent meeting in the final of the Rome Masters, although Djokovic won seven days previously in the final of Madrid. Djokovic leads a 23-10 head-to-head record.
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