But Moodie was undeterred and gave full credit to the Canadian-Serbian duo who were "on song and are as tough as anyone to beat on the ATP circuit."
The manner of the South African-Belgian pair's defeat in the semi-finals was more than a little bizarre, with the the 6ft 5in Moodie and the 6ft 8in Norman noted for their booming serves - never having lost a set to love before.
Moodie and Norman also reached the semifinals at Wimbledon and the ninth-ranked South African expressed the hope they mght be able to reverse that performance as well by reaching the final on the tradition-steeped grass courts in London.
Nestor and Zimonic, meanwhile, face third seeds Leander Paes of India and The Czech Republic's Lukas Dlouhy in the French Open Final at Roland Garros on Saturday.
And, ironically, it was Paes and Dlouhy who edged out Moodie and Norman in the 2009 final.