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Coach Carlos Moya says the Rafael Nadal team remains but focused on himself, but added that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is playing at a “great level” and that he is the “player who benefits the most” from the conditions. of this year’s French Open.
Djokovic, the No. 1 seed in the French Open main draw, reached the French Open quarter-finals without dropping a set in his first four matches played in the tournament. Nadal aims to win it all at the French Open for the fourth year in a row and lift his 13th title in the tournament, while Djokovic sees his second title at Roland Garros.
“Novak Djokovic is playing at a great level. He played a very tough game against Karen Khachanov and he solved it quite well. He is a great player and I think he is the player who benefits the most from all those conditions of this Roland.” Garros.
We are concentrating on our work heading into the semi-finals and if the time comes to face Djokovic it means that Rafa is in the final and that Djokovic has won both of his matches. Nole today has a difficult game with Pablo Carreño Busta so little by little, ”Moya told Eurosport Spain, as revealed by José Morgado.
Nadal and Djokovic, the favorites to reach the final
Nadal handed rising Italian star Jannik Sinner a straight sets loss to advance to the French Open semifinal. “I am very, very happy to be back in the semi-finals here at Roland Garros,” Nadal said on the court after beating Sinner, according to the ATP website.
“Without a doubt, this is the most important place for me and the most beautiful place to play. [I’m] just very, very happy. ” Nadal next plays Diego Schwartzman, who beat No. 3 seed Diego Schwartzman to reach the semifinal of the French Open.
“Today he played an incredible game against one of the best players in the world, without a doubt, especially on this surface. He comes with a lot of confidence,” Nadal said of Schwartzman. -finals here.
There he hit me. It is a plus of confidence for him. I know that. I’m going to try to go to the court, play my best, try to play my game, play aggressive, try to do something a little different than what I did in Rome, of course. I hope I am ready to play the best I can. That is what I need”.
