Djokovic vs. Nadal in historic French Open finalHOWARD FENDRICH
PARIS, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both won their third-round matches at the French Open on Friday, while 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player to reach the fourth round since 2006. Despite dropped serve in the opening game against Dutch player Botic ...
“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 (Open) last year.
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....
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. ...
PARIS (AP) — By the end of only the third five-setter Rafael Nadal has played in 112 career matches at Roland Garros, as the sun and temperature descended and the chants of “Ra-fa! Ra-fa!” filled the evening air, the man known as the King of Clay show
Nadal will meet Dominic Thiem in the semifinals, as the Austrian promising star shocked defending champion Novak Djokovic in three straight sets. Nadal met little resistence from his Spanish compatriot in their fourth duel although he was broken twice in the third and seventh games of the 32-minu...
Other winners Tuesday included the man Djokovic beat in last year’s French Open final, Casper Ruud, and past major champions Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. Ruud, who also was the runner-up to Nadal in Paris in 2022 and leads the ATP with 36 wins in 2...
Novak Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic says the World No.1 will use the majority of the French Open crowd rooting against him as fuel in his quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal.
“That would be the match of the season, yes,” Djokovic said Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic and his longtime rival Nadal are starting their clay-court seasons this week at Monte Carlo, their first tuneup on clay ahead of the May 26-June 9 French Open in Paris, and whic...