Roland Garros – quarterfinals Novak Djokovic – Rafael Nadal result today – SPORT.SK

today 01:15 | Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic will not defend the title in the men’s singles in the Grand Slam Roland Garros. The match ended at 1.15 in the morning. The 13-time Paris champion repaid Djokovic last year’s semi-final loss and adjusted the mutual balance to 29:30. In the semifinals, the third German Alexander Zverev, who is waiting for him, will be waiting for him on Friday. Read also Roland Garros: We know the first semifinalist. The dream of the young man Alcaraz vanished. In the fourth game, he lost at his own service at 15:40, but then won four fifts in a row. He broke Djokovic again in the fifth game and took his first set at this year’s Roland Garros. At 5: 2, he turned into the first set. Nadal had the upper hand in longer exchanges, his strokes were of optimal length. From the forehand, he was often able to push Djokovic into the court and finish on the net with a successful volleyball or stopball. In the opening game of the second act, he used the seventh breakball and after another gain of the opponent’s service, he bounced Djokovic to 3: 0. However, the Serb then added to the aggressiveness, mastered two marathon gems and turned 4: 3. Although Nadal equalized to 4: 4, the ending belonged to Djokovic, who used the second set in Nadal’s serve at 5: 4. However, the Spaniard quickly mobilized and in the third set he built a decisive lead 5: 1 after two breaks. Nadal regained his safety and, unlike Djokovic, made a minimum of unforeseen mistakes. However, the Spaniard turned them around and equalized in the next minutes to 5: 5. The fate of the set was decided by a secretary dominated by Nadal. The Spaniard developed a 6: 1 lead and at 6: 4, he used the fourth swordball in a row after a winning forehand. At the clay peak of the season, he defeated Djokovic ten times. “I can’t even describe in words how I feel now. I am very happy that it turned out this way. Thanks thanks thanks. It is one of the most important and emotional victories in my career. It was a magical night. I knew that if I wanted to beat Novak, I had to give a 100 percent performance. Our rivalry goes down in history, it was another dramatic struggle. I fought for every ball, not one was lost to me. Today it has been confirmed that Philip Chatrier’s court is the most important place in the world for me. We’ll see each other in the semifinals in two days, “said Nadal in his first post-match interview with former French tennis player Marion Bartoli. Djokovic admitted that Nadal had won deservedly. “Rafa was better today, I have to accept this loss. I did everything in the yard to win. I squeezed the maximum out of myself and I am proud of my performance, but it was not enough at Rafu today, “the Serb told a press conference. Singles – Quarterfinals: Rafael Nadal (Sp.-5) – Novak Djokovic (Srb.-1) 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 (4) Would he also beat Forest Gump? Roger Federer knows this even with a small rocket: