先來張深情對望XD http://www.rolandgarros.com/images/pics/thumbs/t_v0603_galerie14.jpg Men's doubles final preview By Christian Lacaze Friday, June 4, 2004 Saturday's men's doubles final which pits French duo Fabrice Santoro/Michael Llodra (No6) against Belgian pairing Xavier Malisse/Olivier Rochus will make history regardless of who takes the spoils. No doubles team has ever won the first two legs of the Grand Slam since the advent of the Open era in 1968; a feat which local boys 'Fab and Mika' will be attempting to pull off after their impressive win over defending champions and number one seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in the semi final. It has been twenty years since a French pairing, Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte, wrote their name on the Jacques-Brungnon Cup in Paris. The Belgian tandem, in what will be their first Slam final, will be looking to bring the laurels back to the flatlands just 12 months after compatriot Justine Henin-Hardenne triumphed here in the women's singles. For a duo that have only teamed up twice before, they hit the ground running in Paris, eliminating Todd Martin and Mikhail Youzhny in the first round and then picking off a veritable who's who of men's doubles on the way to the final; brushing aside the No13, No2, No9 and No3 seeds, conceding just one set along the way. Malisse took on Santoro/Llodra last year in the US Open second round when he paired with another Belgian Tom Vanhoudt. The Frenchmen won easily 6-2 6-4 on that occasion but would be well advised to expect a sterner test on Saturday against two men who have sparkled this week. --

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