The epic battle lasted for 4 hours and 11 minutes, to be precise, with Djokovic bringing an end to Nadal’s reign at Roland Garros. He will play Stefanos Tsitsipas who defeated Al...
The world number 5 will head to his first French Open final where he will face either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal.
The 13-time Roland Garros champion is gearing up to face the Serbian World No.1 in the semifinal, saying, “we are living the sport for these moments”.
The Serbian World No.1 has set up a mouth-watering semifinal clash with the 13-time Roland Garros champion Nadal on Friday.
No. 3 Nadal out-lasted No. 10 Diego Schwartzman in four sets in one quarterfinal, while No. 1 Djokovic fought No. 10 Matteo Berrettini in a four-set match.
In the quarterfinals, the Spaniard needed four sets to get past Argentine 10th seed Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday.
The World No.1 impressively came from two sets down to beat the Italian on his way to securing a quarterfinal place.
Let us look back on the day when Rafael Nadal won his ninth French Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic in dominant fashion.
The world number 1 was on the back foot in the opening two sets as the Italian teenager delivered a performance for the ages.
The Serb played through his three sets with ease and dominance, and stamped his authority on the match from the get-go.