The Greek is the leading player on the ATP Tour in 2021 and is most comfortable on clay, winning more matches on the surface than any other man this year. Once the men's singles draw pitted third seed Nadal in the same half as Djokovic, many predicted this would be Tsitsipas' best chance so far to reach a major final. It's really now just about taking things slowly until the day of the final.' Tsitsipas living Roland Garros 'dream' Tsitsipas had lost all of his previous three Grand Slam semi-finals 'Because I played enough tennis, I don't need to train too much. 'Obviously, my physiotherapist will try to do everything possible so I can be fresh. 'It's not the first time that I play an epic semi-final in a Grand Slam and then I have to come back in less than 48 hours and play finals,' Djokovic said. Both Djokovic and Soderling ended up losing in the finals of those tournaments. Sweden's Robin Soderling was the other player to beat Nadal when he stunned him in the 2009 fourth round. It was only the third defeat for Nadal in 108 matches at Roland Garros.ĭjokovic beat the Spaniard in the 2015 quarter-finals and became the first player to record two wins over Nadal there. The Serb described the four-set win as 'one of the top three matches' in his career. The victory came in a semi-final that will be long remembered and ranked among the all-time great matches on the Paris clay.

Krejcikova wins French Open for maiden Grand Slam singles titleĭjokovic 'taking things slowly' before final Only Roger Federer (31) has reached more Grand Slam finals than Djokovic's 29ĭjokovic reached his sixth French Open final after ending Nadal's four-year reign on Friday.The Serb won his only Roland Garros title in 2016 and another would make the first man in the Open era to win all four majors twice. While Tsitsipas is entering new territory, Djokovic is bidding for a 19th Grand Slam title to move one behind the all-time men's record shared by Nadal and Roger Federer. The Roland Garros showpiece is a rematch of last year's semi-final when Djokovic withstood a gutsy fightback from Tsitsipas before winning 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1. 'It's time for me to show that I'm capable of playing Novak.' 'It's time for me to go for my chances,' said Tsitsipas, who has lost five of his seven matches against Djokovic. Tsitsipas, 22, is the first Greek player to contest a major final. My recovery abilities are pretty good,' he said. 'I have a day and a half to rejuvenate and try to regroup.

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