FRENCH OPEN ; Nadal, Djokovic to Meet in French Open SemifinalsPARIS - The ease with which Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic sweptaside their quarterfinal...Fendrich, Howard
FILE - Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hugs Spain’s Rafael Nadal, left, after winning the quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament in three sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1, at Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. There have been 59 installments of Nadal ...
"I started playing very well in the first set, and then I lost the rhythm on court, lost a little bit of the focus and intensity and when that happens, the opponent starts to play better, and then I was in trouble," said the 38-year-old Spaniard, who has claimed 14 French Open t...
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...
Image:Novak Djokovic celebrates his fourth French Open title, and his then-record 23rd overall, at the 2023 tournament Top half Novak Djokovic (Ser) (1) v Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Fra) Roberto Carballes Baena (Spa) v Constant Lestienne ...
Nadal won the title in his French Open debut in 2005 and has played every year in the nearly two decades since. The crowd will have to adopt a new favorite, likely Nadal's successor to the clay-court throne in Alcaraz. Alcaraz and Djokovic -- if healthy -- will be favorites. Stefanos...
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. ...
any event and withdrew from Madrid with a right elbow injury. While he recorded quality wins over Grigor Dimitrov and Cameron Norrie in Rome, he ultimately fell to Rune, 2-6, 6-4, 2-6, in the quarters. Despite the setbacks, Djokovic said he remained confident entering t...
The significance of the rivalry: Tuesday's meeting will be their 59th, more than any other two men have played each other in the sport's professional era. Djokovic leads 30-28, although Nadal has a 7-2 advantage at the French Open. ...
“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...