Twenty- And Still Counting...

As it turns out, there was an underdog: he was Novak Djokovic. A grand slam final between the two greatest players in the world shouldn't have been so one-sided- but Nadal was majestic. It's not even as though Djokovic was playing badly.

Nadal now has 20 grand slam titles to his credit- the same as Federer. 13 of those were won in Paris. This extraordinary era in men's tennis continues. Where are the younger players who will bring it to an end? I've been asking that question for years- and they still haven't shown up.

It's been a joy- this autumnal French Open.

Questions Of The Day

Will our bloody-minded northern cities- which have no love for London and even less for tories- be willing to accept the restrictions being imposed on them by a London-centric tory government?

And if they don't what will that government do- send in the army?