The 59th confrontation between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic did not disappoint fans’ expectations. The Majorcan won this match in four sets in a match that lasted more than four hours and which he gave spectacular shots in some situations.
The Manacor champion has once again demonstrated, if needed, why he achieved thirteen successes at the Parisian slam. Djokovic managed only in the second set to put a spoke in the wheel of the twenty-one time slam winner. In the semifinals Nadal will have to contend with Zverev who eliminated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets, unleashing a capital performance.
Nadal now will meet Alexander Zverev in the semifinal: the German defeated Rafa’s countryman Carlos Alcaraz in 4 sets.
Here is a super point after a rather heavy exchange between the two published by Eurosport: