Nadal defeated Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 and was once again among the top four in Paris. His rival was Zverev, who left Alcaraz on the road.
In another memorable duelRafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic and advanced to the semifinals of Roland Garros. The Spaniard, five on the planet, defeated the number one in the world by 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and 7-6 (4) after four hours and 12 minutes and measured against the German alexander zverevwhich left the Spaniards on the road Carlos Alcaraz.
Nadal and a devastating start: Djokovic’s great reaction
The Spanish clearly took the first set against the Serbian with part of 6-2 and extended his superb moment at the start of the second by being 3-0 up, with two breaks in his favor.
Djokovic, however, reacted; won six of the next seven games and equalized the shares by taking the second quarter 6-4.
Nadal took control again in the third set
As had happened in previous sets, Nadal again made a quick change by breaking Djokovic’s serve in the first game but, unlike what happened in the second, the Spaniard continued the trend: he broke again in the fifth. game and he got it 6- 2.
Nadal came from behind in the fourth to claim the win
Unlike in previous sets, Djokovic took the break from the start and served 5-3: he had a chance to pick up the set and send the match into the fifth, but Nadal kept the service.
Each maintained their serve and went to the tie break, held by the Spanish 7-4. Again, the king of clay reached the semi-finals of Roland Garros.
It’s not the last! Nadal and the phrase shook the world of tennis before the fight with Djokovic
As expected after round 16, it could have been the “last against Roland Garros” for Nadal, 35 years old. But, at least, there is definitely another for el 13 -time title winner in Paris.
Nadal and Djokovic once again released the most repeated crossover in the history of the circuit and now the Spaniard is inside, as he reached 29 victories against the Serb, who beat him 30 times.
In 2021 in the semifinal match, it became Djokovic got wins 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 and 6-2who would eventually win the Grand Slam of that edition.
Rafa made it into the top eight of the French Open after beating Canadian, Félix Auger-Aliassime (9th) by 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3 in the round of 16 at Roland Garros, after four hours and 20 minutes of play.
while, the Serbian came from the removal of Argentine Diego Schwartzmancurrently number 16 in the ranking, by 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3 after two hours and 15 minutes of play.
Zverev dropped Alcaraz and waited for Nadal or Djokovic
Alexander Zverev (number 3 in the world) defeated Carlos alcaraz (6th) ni 6-4, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and will face Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
The German weighed in on his experience and defeated the young Spaniard in four sets in a match that lasted just over three hours of play. With this victory, Zverev reached his second consecutive semifinal at Roland Garros and the fifth in a Grand Slam tournament (Australia 2020 and Us Open 2020 and 2021).
The number three in the world achieved his third win against Alcaraz in four games: in Acapulco 2021 he won 6-3 and 6-1, in Vienna that year he beat him twice 6-3 and the victory this afternoon. He lost just a few weeks ago in the final of the Masters 1000 in Madrid with victories for the Spanish 6-3 and 6-1.
Zverev has one negative record against the SpanishBecause of He was able to beat her three times in nine fights.
Source: Tycsports
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