Novak Djokovic stopped Rafael Nadal’s bid for a 14th French Open title and handed the King of Clay just his third loss in 108 matches at the tournament on Friday night. top-seeded Djokovic came back from a set down to win a thriller of a semi-final 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2. He will now face fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ultimate showdown.
Nadal had won the past four titles in Paris, part of his collection of 20 Slams, tied with Roger Federer for the most by a man in tennis history.
Interestingly, the masterpiece of a third set lasted 1 hour, 33 minutes alone, and at 11 pm nationwide curfew in place because of Covid-19 was approaching. But an announcement was made on Friday to let the 5,000 spectators know they would be allowed to stay until the end of the epic battle.