Defeated rival Djor Nadal to advance to French Open semi-finals
2022-06-01 14:36:30Source: Xi’an News Network
In the early morning of June 1st, Beijing time, Nadal fought hard for more than 4 hours, defeated his top rival Djokovic 3:1, and broke into the semi-finals of the French Open. The slam champ advances.
The first three sets were uneventful. Nadal first won the first set 6:2, and following losing the second set 4:6, he won the third set 6:2. The game became extremely stalemate following entering the fourth set, and had to enter the tiebreaker. Nadal showed the absolute strength of the king of clay in the tiebreaker. He actually won 5 match points, and finally won the fourth match point. won the game.
This is the 59th encounter between Nadal and Djokovic. Nadal is at a slight disadvantage with 29 wins and 30 losses, but in terms of the number of Grand Slam championships that both sides value most, Nadal undoubtedly has an absolute advantage. After the defeat in this campaign, Djokovic’s number of Grand Slam titles has temporarily stayed at 20, while Nadal is expected to win his 22nd Grand Slam trophy at the weekend.
In the semifinals, Nadal will meet No. 3 seed Zverev. On the clay court, it is difficult for Zverev to pose a threat to Nadal.
He Xiaolong, an all-media reporter from Xi’an Press
