Nadal vs. Djokovic: Live Updates on 2012 French Open Men's Final

UPDATE: June 11, 8:06 a.m. ET: Just after it started raining in earnest, the sun came out. Good news for those of us hoping to see this match end sometime today. 

It's worth noting that in all of the matches Nadal has ever played at Roland Garros, he's only been taken to five sets twice—once by John Isner last year and in the only match he lost. 

This wouldn't be another one of those times. The pressure was really on with Nadal up 6-5 in the fourth set. It was time for Djokovic to fight for his life, and he crumbled under the pressure, losing on a double fault. 

And there you have it. Nadal wins his seventh French Open title, passing Bjorn Borg for the record. Djokovic, meanwhile, loses to No. 2 in the finals in a second straight tournament. 

UPDATE: June 11, 7:46 a.m. ET: Both players resumed play on Monday—the first Monday final since 1973—looking ready to win. For Nadal, that meant getting this over with quickly; for Djokovic, it meant looking ready to keep us all hanging on for the kind of marathon match we're used to seeing from these two.

Despite the fact that Djokovic began mounting a furious comeback on Sunday, Nadal managed to win the first two games on Monday. When we left off on Sunday, Djokovic had  won eight straight games, but after taking the night to regroup, Nadal was right back in top form on Monday. He made Djokovic work for every game, even as it started to sprinkle midway through the first set.

The rain started to come down pretty solidly, with Djokovic entering a sudden death situation, and the tournament director entered the court to discuss the conditions with Nadal. Nadal wisely suggested that the tarp be removed because the ball gets so much wetter when it hits the tarp.

For a moment, it looked like the decision was going to be made to keep going, and then it looked like we were going to get another delay, but then Nadal and Djokovic stripped off the warmups and jogged back out there with Djokovic serving. 

7:30 a.m. ET: After a rain delay halted the action at Roland Garros on Sunday, French Open play resumes early on Monday morning, which gives Rafael Nadal plenty of time to regroup.

The Spaniard was up 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2 when play was suspended, but Novak Djokovic was on the verge of mounting a furious comeback. The delay marked the first time in 39 years that the singles champion wasn't determined on the final Sunday of the tournament.

The decision to start at 7 a.m. ET (3 p.m. in Paris) wasn't a popular one, as the forecast called for rain in the late afternoon, according to Henry Chu of the Los Angeles Times.

Tournament director Gilbert Ysern told Chu: 

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You can’t say that everybody knew for sure at what time it was going to rain. If anybody is able to tell for sure at what time it’s going to rain the next day, I’m willing to hire him. He’s going to help us a lot. 

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We'll have all the updates right here on Monday morning for however long this bound-to-be-epic matchup carries on.