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.
After reaching the Roland Garros semifinal, the German admits to putting a lot of pressure on himself during the Grand Slams in the past.
Let us look back on the day when Rafael Nadal won his ninth French Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic in dominant fashion.
The match between Nadal and Sinner was a nail-biter in the first set, but in the end, the 35-year-old Nadal won it 7-5.
Nadal's fourth-round opponent will be Jannik Sinner in a match definitely promises to be an enthralling encounter.
The Serb played through his three sets with ease and dominance, and stamped his authority on the match from the get-go.
The French Open Tennis tournament is also called Roland Garros, after France's pioneer aviator.