Djokovic topples Nadal in French Open match to ‘remember forever’

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'Each time you step on the court with him, you know that you have to kind of climb Mount Everest to win,' says Novak Djokovic after ousting claycourt king Rafael Nadal in a French Open semifinal classic. RolandGarros

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said his win over Rafael Nadal in an epic French Open semifinal was one of the top three matches he had played and he would remember it forever.

"Considering the quality of tennis, playing my biggest rival on the court where he has had so much success and has been the dominant force in the last 15-plus years, and the atmosphere which was completely electric.The omens did not look good for Djokovic when he went 5-0 down in the first set despite playing well. It had horrible similarities to last year's final which he lost to the Spaniard, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5, only this time he wrenched back control.

"I'm not the freshest guy right now obviously. But the good thing is that I have a day and a half to rejuvenate," he said. Asked what it meant to beat Nadal at a Grand Slam he has owned almost exclusively since 2005, Djokovic said it was difficult to put into words. Tsitsipas, 22, has long been marked out as a future Grand Slam champion and has already added the ATP Finals and a Masters 1000 trophy to his cabinet.

 

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