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Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play in the French Open quarterfinals after each won his fourth round match at Roland Garros.

I’m glad that I didn’t spend too much time on the court myself up to quarterfinals, knowing that playing him in Roland Garros is always a physical battle, along with everything else,” said Djokovic, who beat 15th-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 earlier Sunday and has won all 12 sets he’s played in the tournament. Looking at the larger picture, Nadal’s record 13 championships at Roland Garros are part of his haul of 21 Grand Slam trophies, a record for men. Djokovic leads 30-28, although Nadal has a 7-2 advantage at the French Open.

Rafael Nadal won in five sets while his quarter-final opponent Novak Djokovic will be the fresher having beaten Diego Schwartzman in straight sets.

He peppered Nadal with well-timed drop shots, he continued to look for forehands to dominate with and he was supreme at the net. From the player who would run out of ideas in his early exchanges against the big players, here he continually searched for solutions and often found them. Just as it seemed that Nadal was in control, however, he inexplicably started the fourth set with a flurry of unforced errors. Nadal then rode all of his momentum to a two sets to one lead. He watched on as, after the elation of Real Madrid’s Champions League win that Nadal attended, on an extremely cold afternoon Nadal started the match out of sorts. Rafael Nadal has played 112 tennis matches at Roland Garros over the course of his career and he has somehow lost just three times on these courts.

Rafa Nadal overcame a sluggish start and a stiff challenge from Canadian ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime with an enthralling 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 win on ...

"The only thing I can tell you, I am going to be focused and try my best. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "We know each other well," Nadal said of Djokovic. "We have a lot of history together. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com He came here after winning in Rome. For me, it was not an ideal situation to arrive here.

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I hope to be able to give myself a chance to play at the highest level possible.” Nadal is now a jaw-dropping 109-3 at Roland Garros, where he will face Djokovic for the 10th time and 59th time overall. “That's why I am just trying to enjoy as much as possible and fight as much as I can to keep living the dream that is [to] keep playing tennis and be back in a very advanced round of Roland Garros, playing against the World No. 1,” Nadal said. “I am in [the] quarter-finals of Roland Garros. Two weeks and a half ago, even if I had good hopes, positive hopes after Rome, I [didn’t even] know if I would be able to be here,” Nadal said. And being honest, every match that I play here, I don't know if [it is] going to be my last match here in Roland Garros in my tennis career. It is easy to forget that Nadal missed a month-and-a-half after the BNP Paribas Open due to a stress fracture in one of his ribs.

Nadal beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in five sets after Djokovic blew away Diego Schwartzmann.

When I played not that well, I had a lot of troubles. “All respect and credit to Felix, he’s playing better and better. “But the most important thing is that I played a good fifth set, and especially the last three or four games I played with the right dimensions, so I’m very happy for that. But when Auger-Aliassime took Nadal into a fifth set – for only the third time at Roland Garros – it was all too much for Nadal senior to bear and he left. Nadal’s uncle Toni, who will have had mixed feelings as he coaches the Canadian ninth seed, was watching on from a position of neutrality in the presidential box as his nephew hauled himself into a 2-1 lead. The Serbian has yet to drop a set in the tournament as he bids for a record-equalling 21st grand slam title.

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Rafael Nadal set up a French Open rematch with Novak Djokovic after a thrilling win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

He won the title in 2016 and last year, part of his collection of 20 Grand Slam trophies. Djokovic has made the quarterfinals in Paris 13 years in a row. Two of those three career defeats in Paris came against Djokovic, owner of 20 major titles and two at the French Open. Last year, Djokovic beat Nadal in the semifinals en route to the trophy.

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That's my situation now. I'm gonna fight for it." "Probably he (Djokovic) will be confident.

Novak Djokovic showed glimpses of his brilliant best to demolish Diego Schwartzman 6-1 6-3 6-3 on Sunday and book his place in the French Open ...

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Djokovic, the world No. 1, and Nadal, the 13-time French Open champion, will continue their epic rivalry on Tuesday in the quarterfinal at Roland Garros.

As Auger-Aliassime, pumped his fist after clinching the first set, 6-3, Nadal spent an extra few seconds working the line with his foot, taking an extra moment seemingly to prepare for the challenging places this match was going. Djokovic managed the challenge, making Schwartzman seem like a sparring partner who forced Djokovic to run and stay on the court long enough — a little more than two hours — but not too long. Nadal had no such concerns, though he struggled from the start of the chilly and breezy evening. Too cold and too damp, which makes the clay stick to balls, giving them the feel of heavy rocks on his racket. He was detained at the border and deported after government officials deemed his stance against vaccinations a threat to public health. Djokovic has tried to spearhead an independent players organization, the Professional Tennis Players Association, which he launched with a handful of other players in 2020. Nadal, who largely ended his 2021 season after the French Open because of a chronic foot injury, said finishing his career with the most major championships mattered little to him. Even more, it is a clash of two men whose personalities and trajectories, especially over the past year, have pushed them into different realms of the sport and public consciousness. On the court, they have captured each other’s most treasured possessions. Djokovic has refused to get vaccinated and questioned established science. Just a number. They have played each other 58 times, with Djokovic holding a 30-28 edge.

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Zapata also fought him in the second set, with a ‘break’ to start, but the German accepted the back and forth with more determination. In the third set no door was left open for a ‘Nole’ who feels strong in search of his 21st ‘Grand Slam’, after starting the year with deportation in Australia. The one from Manacor did not finish submitting his rival, with options for both in the third set that Nadal scored, taking better advantage of his options and without any fatigue approaching the three hours of the match. For his 59th confrontation with ‘Nole’, defeated in the semi-finals in Paris last year, the Spaniard will have to improve. In the second set he still had to defend against the American, who was close to breaking in the third game. He took control of the 13-time champion and still gave himself another bit of recital to win the fifth set against a near-perfect Felix.

Novak Djokovic takes a selfie with fans after defeating Diego Schwartzman in straight sets on Sunday in Paris. © AFP/Getty Images. ATP Staff May 29, 2022.

“I like the way I have been feeling, the way I have been hitting the ball. For now, Djokovic will only be focussed on the match in front of him. “In the years to come, I was still continuing to play consistently well here. That was always the highest goal beginning of every season, particularly, you know, being in the era with Federer, Nadal, the guys that are greats of the game. “Of course it was very special, very emotional to clinch that title in '16. It was a huge relief more than anything, really.” “It took me years and years to win the title here.

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"Felix is a great player, one of the best in the world. "We know each other well, we have a lot of history. "It's a huge challenge and probably the biggest one that you can have here in Roland Garros. I'm ready for it," said Djokovic of facing his old rival. In a tense finale, Nadal converted only the sixth of the 22 break points he had carved out to lead 5-3 and held his nerve to claim his 109th victory at Roland Garros. Nadal retrieved one of the breaks in the seventh game but the 21-year-old Canadian held his nerve to pocket the opener. Nadal and Djokovic will meet for the 10th time at Roland Garros and 59th overall in a rivalry stretching back to 2006.

Defending champion eases past 15th-seeded Schwartzman and awaits Nadal or Auger-Aliassime.

Time was running out if he was to extend his stay in his favourite city. After five straight games against him, Schwartzman was desperate to stem the flow as he served to stay in the set. The 20-time major champion was highly economical as he prolonged any rally his opponent tried to dictate and he knew the 15th seed was reeling at having let his second-set lead slip.

During Rafael Nadal's long illustrious career, he has played 112 matches at Roland Garros and won 109 of them.

"Here we are in Roland Garros. It is my favorite place, without a doubt. But, in that fifth set, he showcased his brilliance on clay. "[It's] a huge challenge and probably the biggest one that you can have here in Roland Garros. I'm ready for it." It continued his perfect start to the tournament in which he has yet to drop a set. On clay, the rivalry is more lopsided in favor of Nadal who has won seven matches compared to Djokovic's two. The two players, who have won 15 of the last 17 French Open titles, will meet again on Tuesday in the quarterfinals in what is one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament.

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Obviously, depending on who you play, sometimes it's favourable to play night; sometimes day. TV, whether they want your match, day or night. "I don't like night sessions on clay.

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"I don't like night sessions on clay. The match between the Spaniard and the German third seed was put as the third one on Court Philippe Chatrier. Teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev have both said they would not want their quarter-final, also on Tuesday, to be scheduled during the night session.