I cast this chart before yesterday's semi-final at the French Open, but it seemed too good to be true. The chart gave such an obvious advantage to Federer that I felt it couldn't possibly reflect reality, since Djokovic, up until yesterday, had been enjoying a streak of 41 consecutive wins, having already beaten Federer three times and Nadal, world No 1, four times. On the other hand, Federer this year has dropped to No 3 in the world rankings and didn't seem capable of posing a threat for either Djokovic or Nadal. The chart, however, said otherwise.
Since I support Federer, he gets the 1st house and Djokovic the 7th. Therefore, Federer is Mercury (ruler of the 1st house) and Djokovic is Jupiter (ruler of the 7th). Federer is exactly conjunct the Midheaven, while Djokovic is on the cusp of the 9th house, a cadent one. Following the Frawley method, in this type of charts, it is accidental dignity that counts the most and in this case, the difference between the two is striking. Federer must win.
And so it proved.
