Djokovic vs. Nadal in historic French Open finalHOWARD FENDRICH
Djokovic was able to test his opponent’s speed with the drop shot, a favoured choice by the Serb during his last two French Open appearances. After coming forward to reach the short ball, Nishioka was left floundering behind the baseline or fell victim to a Djokovic lob. Djokovic gained po...
Djokovic was defaulted from the US Open when he struck a line judge in the throat with a ball he smacked in anger after losing a point. He seemed poised to torpedo Nadal at the French Open, but his Spanish rival bamboozled him in the final with startling ease....
‘with Paul McNamee on The AO Show. He said,“A clay court is a chess board. So the Grandmasters areRafael Nadaland Bjorn Borg. Next in line will be Carlos Alcaraz. I meanhowhe…It was almost a miracle hedidn’twin the French...
Despite Nadal’s 24-3 run on clay this year, Djokovic was still arguably the form player of the last nine months. After losing the US Open final, the Serb went on an unbeaten surge through Beijing, the Shanghai and Paris Masters and the World Tour Finals. Even impeded by a wrist inju...
PARIS — Talks of an end to Rafael Nadal’s reign proved premature once again as the claycourt king stayed on course for a record-extending men’s 22nd Grand Slam title by beating arch rival Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in a vintage French Open quarter-final clash ...
French Open 2024: Draw, schedule for men's, women's singles featuring Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff Image: Andy Murray will play former champion Stan Wawrinka in the first round of the French Open, which starts ...
The draw for the French Open took place on Thursday. Men's defending champion Novak Djokovic, who beat Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in last year's final, could face a thrilling encounter against the 13-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal in his side of the draw. ...
"He was the better player in the important moments," said Djokovic, who defeated Nadal in last year's semifinals before winning his second French Open. The top seed squandered a 5-2 lead in the fourth set, only to see the Spaniard claw back to complete a crucial break in the ninth gam...
By the end, Djokovic not only had broken down Nadal’s game but also his usually unbending will. Appropriately for a match that did not live up to the hype, it closed with a whimper on a double-fault by Nadal. “An ideal scenario is today could have been (the final), and could hav...