'Incredible, unbelievable' - Reaction to Rafael Nadal beating Novak Djokovic in epic clash at French Open

Eurosport's Tim Henman, Mats Wilander and Alex Corretja have given their immediate reactions to Rafael Nadal's stunning victory over Novak Djokovic at the French Open. The 13-time champion overcame the world No. 1 and reigning champion in four gruelling sets in the night match on Tuesday as fans were treated to an epic encounter between the two old rivals.

Ad/> Nadal had to show all his fighting spirit and famous resistance to edge out his old foe in their titanic quarter-final 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(3) with the match lasting four hours and 12 minutes and finishing at 1.15am local time. /> Roland-Garros'Incredible, unbelievable' — Henman, Corretja and Wilander react to Nadal beating Djokovic22 MINUTES AGO It was a quite incredible contest and Henman, Wilander and Corretja reflected on what they had witnessed in the Eurosport studio, not quite believing that Nadal had done it yet again. “Incredible scenes!" Henman exclaimed.

«The quality of tennis from start to finish — over four hours, well into the night — it’s just incredible. »They bring out the best in each other. When one of them is behind, the other is almost retaliating, coming up with even better tennis.

It was Nadal who got off to the fast start, but Djokovic came back and he was up in the fourth… baseline exchanges, going from corner to corner, the speed in which they’re hitting the ball with such consistency… no unforced errors, even after four hours and 21 minutes. Match point, Nadal gets the opportunity to step in, and there it is.” Corretja added: “I was not nervous at all! I was so enthusiastic; the passion these guys showed tonight again is just amazing. 'A magic night' — Nadal revels in hitting 'unexpected level' in win over Djokovic 'It's a joke!' — Nadal gets