Tennis-Fans rock Roland Garros for Nadal-Djokovic epic as curfew relaxed

PARIS: There might have been only 5,000 fans present on Court Philippe Chatrier due to COVID-19 restrictions but rarely has there been such an electrifying and raucous atmosphere at Roland Garros as Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in what will go down as one of the most memorable matches contested at the French Open.

However, Maury had to repeat the announcement twice -"in agreement with authorities, the match will be completed in your presence" - and once he had made himself heard, the jeers turned into screams of delight. The men's semi-finals started at 2:50pm local time with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas facing German Alexander Zverev before the highly anticipated Nadal v Djokovic showdown.With Tsitsipas taking five sets and almost four hours to subdue Zverev, there were fears that the 58th duel between 13-time champion Nadal and world number one Djokovic could end up being completed in front of empty stands as spectators would have to adhere to the 11pm curfew.

"Let's go, Rafa, let's go", chanted Nadal fans wrapped in the Spanish flag as the 20-time Grand Slam champion raced to a 5-0 lead in the opening set.

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