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Alex Corretja declared a “star is born” after seeing Holger Rune shock Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open. World No. 4 Tsitsipas made the final in Paris last year and was fancied for another deep run after landing on the opposite half of the draw to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.
As Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic prepare to meet each other once again on the biggest stage, we have been sifting through the 58 previous occasions the giants of tennis have gone head-to-head in singles matches. World No.
Chris Evert was keen to affirm her «love» for Leylah Fernandez as she ran out of superlatives to describe the young Canadian. The 19-year-old, who lost to Emma Raducanu in last year's US Open final, beat Amanda Anisimova in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open. Ad/> Fernandez will next face Martina Trevisan and 18-time Grand Slam champion Evert praised her «intangibles» and her skill on clay.
Carlos Moya has given his reaction to his charge, Rafael Nadal, having to face Novak Djokovic at night in their hotly-anticipated French Open quarter-final on Tuesday. It is fair to say the Spaniard is not overly happy with the decision. Ad/> Much was made of the scheduling dilemma for the organisers at Roland-Garros given that Nadal had made it abundantly clear that he does not enjoy playing on clay in the evening.
Novak Djokovic renews his epic 16-year rivalry with Rafael Nadal at the French Open on Tuesday with a semi-final spot at stake and where victory could end the 13-time champion's Roland Garros career. Nadal, who will turn 36 on Friday, puts his record of 109 wins and just three losses in Paris, since his title-winning debut in 2005, on the line against the defending champion. The Spaniard was taken to five sets for only the third time in his tournament history by 21-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round.
PARIS (AP) — This French Open is the first Grand Slam tournament in a year with both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the field. And anyone who enjoys men’s tennis — or, indeed, sports — should be thrilled that those two titans of the game will face each other for a record 59th time.
Rafael Nadal's French Open quarter-final against long-time rival Novak Djokovic will take place in Tuesday's night session at Roland Garros despite the 13-time champion's desire to play in the day. Officials confirmed on Monday that the pair's 59th career meeting will be the late match under the lights of Court Philippe Chatrier with the day's other quarter-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev set for the afternoon. "I don't like to play on clay during the night, because the humidity is higher, the ball is slower, and there can be very heavy conditions especially when it's cold," said Nadal last week.