Nadal vs. Ferrer: Nadal Once Again Proves Why He's Unbeatable with Win in Semis

There is no one right now who's going to beat Rafael Nadal. He's like LeBron James in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, except he's been like that in each round of the French Open.

The Atlantic is already calling Nadal possibly the best tennis player of all time. He is on a mission to win his seventh title at Roland Garros, and nobody—whether it ends up being Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic—is going to stop him. He easily advanced to the finals on Friday morning with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 over David Ferrer, marking yet another round in which he wasn't remotely challenged.

Heading into the finals, Nadal has yet to drop a set and has only dropped 35 games in six matches. Ferrer was only the most recent unfortunate opponent to fall victim to Nadal, dropping to 0-13 against him lifetime on clay. 

Even if Federer and Djokovic were playing their best at this juncture—which they clearly aren't—they still wouldn't be able to challenge Nadal. There's a reason he's established himself as the best player on clay. He's been so far above the competition in each and every round at Roland Garros this year that it's been almost unfair.

Djokovic has looked suspect throughout this entire tournament and has often had to fight for his life, even as recently as the quarterfinals, when he made a furious comeback against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take the final two sets. He already lost to Nadal in Rome two weeks ago, and unless he somehow decimates Federer on Friday, it's hard to see how he is going to forge enough momentum to take down a player who seems to very clearly be at the top of his game.

In order to beat Nadal at Roland Garros—where his record is a ridiculous 50-1—Djokovic needs to be perfect. His play in the last week has made that seem like an impossibility.

At this point, it doesn't matter that Nadal is chasing history. He clearly isn't thinking about it. He's not playing like a star under enormous pressure or like someone who's remotely capable of buckling under immense expectations.

In fact, with those expectations levied at him, he's playing better. He seems to want that seventh French Open win more than anything in the world, and he's playing like it. 

Two players still have a chance to make history by the end of the French Open. I think we all know which one actually will.