Tennis
Nadal Wins Four-Hour Epic Against Djokovic to Reach French Open Semi-Finals
by privatebet.com - 2022/06/01
We can always count on Novak Djokovic and Rafel Nadal to give it their all when facing each other, and their latest match was one for the books. The two tennis legends played against each other in the French Open quarter-final, and Nadal came out victorious after four hours. Nadal managed to win in four sets 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 (7-4) against his biggest rival on Tuesday night. The match drew some controversy for kicking off at 9:00 in the evening, and both players agreed it’s a big issue to be scheduling tennis matches this late. Nadal and Djokovic came into this year’s French Open as two of the favorites to win the title. Their face-off was a big deal for both players even though they didn’t get to face each other in the final like they usually do. "Tonight [was] just a quarter-final match, not the final... But still a super classic match and in a big scenario… we have an amazing story together facing each other in the most important matches for such a long time. So that makes things more special and more emotional," said Nadal. The face-off between Djokovic and Nadal marked the first men's match in tennis history featuring two players with at least 20 Grand Slam wins, 1,000 match wins, and 300 Grand Slam wins. Nadal will face Alexander Zverev in the next round for a chance to proceed to the final, set to take place on June 5.