2003 French Open Channel 7 Preview Juan Carlos Ferrero Martin Verkerk (Match not shown).

Seven's telecast of the 2003 French Open is made possible by AXA be life confident wolf blast Australian wine at its peak and Heineken it's all about beer [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's The Prince and the poper the fairy tale of the nobody that suddenly is somebody and he's through to his first Grand Slam final Martin verer the hero of Holland versus the man named after a king with a clay Court pedigree to match ju Carlos Ferrero is taking aim for another shot at a Roland garos title the Spaniard with the silky skills and the Man Of A Thousand Faces it's all come down to this the 2003 French Open men's final from Roland garos 14 days of the world's most testing tennis is about to produce a new grand slam Champion hello thanks for joining us on men's final day tonight two very different players bring the promise of a very entertaining end to the tournament Martin verkerk has defied logic to be here the Dutchman describing his first time appearance in a grand slam final as a Mir on the flip side Juan Carlos Ferrero carried the tag of pre-tournament favorite the Spaniard arguably the world's best clay Court player well for the past two weeks he's been calling all the action courtside at Roland Geral with his predictions from Paris he's Sandy Roberts it's one of the great sporting venues it's the centerpiece of R and Garis I'm talking about court Philipe chartri over the years it's hosted some wonderful matches and today's men's final could be another welcome to what should be a wonderful day's tennis and if by any chance you believe in miracles then maybe today you'll be cheering on the man we know as the big Dutchman Martin vierk he roared into our hearts Just 4 days ago in the quarterfinals against Carlos moer there it is oh I can't believe it says Martin but he's there he then roared into the final Downing g o corer in straight sets and he's through to his first Grand Slam final two weeks ago people were saying Martin who it's Martin verer from the Netherlands how it comes is uh I cannot