French Open semifinals: Djokovic vs Sisispas, Nadal crushes Schwartzman – alive! | Sports

First set: Novak Djokovic * 3-1 Stefanos Tsitipas

Better a poor horse than no horse at all. Great service and he finished with a searing crosscourt forehand.

First set: Novak Djokovic 3-0 * Stefanos Tsitipas

Djokovic is serving some of the best to strengthen his break through the Love Service game. Tsitipas is trying to take the first strike, but he is making a lot of mistakes now. It grew very quickly.

First set: Novak Djokovic * 2-0 Stefanos Tsitipas

After failing to take his chances in the opening game, Tsitipas opened the game with poor service and numerous double defects to find himself below 15-40.

Unlike Tsitipas, Djokovic needed only one. At the first break point, he came up with a magical shot, chasing an excellent Tsitipas crosscourt forehand and redirecting him to a running forehand winner.

First set: Novak Djokovic 1-0 * Stefanos Tsitipas

Well, it was some early game. Djokovic saved four break points to open with a hold. More importantly, the level is already so high and both players are intense and aggressive.

From 0-40 down, Djokovic saved the break points well. He got two big serve from the left and after a sharp point he slotted the backhand down-the-line winner.

Tsitips maintained pressure, crosscourt forehand drilling to create a fourth break point. From the fourth break point, Djokovic fired two consecutive forehand winners to his advantage. He eventually took the game with a lovely bit of skill, curling a backhand passing shot around Sitsipas after bringing it forward with a drop shot.

Stefanos tsitipas He was very impressive in the quarter-finals against him Andrei Rublev And he has everything Djokovic needs today to cause a lot of problems. He is serving very well, his movement has been incredible and he is so committed to moving towards the net behind his attack. Cynthia has not given up a single set after losing the first two sets of her tournament. He is easily in some of the best forms of his career.

Rafael Nadal on how the match changed in the third set:

A point a couple. I had a lot of mistakes, yes he played some good points and then I have a volley here … I know it’s very difficult to end up with Diego. He is one of the players who takes no more breaks on the tour without a doubt. But I know how the match is. A few weeks ago, I lost in Rome so I was expecting a very tough match. I’m happy with the way I’ve played. I think I am improving and today has been a positive match for me.

Rafael Nadal is now 99-2 at Roland Garros. Please let it sink.

Nadal had some of these trips in the third set after an otherwise solid performance, but it ended in a tiebreak. He is breaking the record in the 13th final and has yet to give up a set.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 6-6 Diego Schwartzman

To his credit, after all the struggles in this set, Nadal opened the tiebreak by stealing two points with a few touches of brilliance. On the first day, Schwartzmann netted a few yards behind the wide forehand, only Nadsley slipped a shot passing through the backhand behind him.

Nadal then got caught on the net and showed his great hand by reacting to a ball flying straight over him before he put the second volley ahead 2-0. That was enough to fight the momentum and now it is at -0-0.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 6-6 Diego Schwartzman

Diego Schwartzman’s incredible grip, which suddenly catches fire. From 15-15, he scored three top class points in a row: a screaming forehand down-the-line winner, an offensive angle backhand winner after a long point and then a point-ending inside the forehand. The tiebreak will determine this humorous and confusing third set.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 6-5 * Diego Schwartzman

Nadal has, but this has become much more complicated than expected. He opened the game with a few more obscure errors to find himself a double break point.

Below 15-40 and possibly in the fourth set Nadal came alive again. He saved the first break point from the syringe f forehand down-line, then he paired with a quick serve-forehand 1-2. On the retreat he scored the third consecutive forehand winner.

To Nadal’s advantage, Schwartzm’s time was to move forward with his forehand, and he buried two huge point-ending fans in a row to make a third break point.

At the third break point, Nadal completely changed things, repelling him with brave service and volley. After a few more periods, Nadal finally got a good uncontrolled swimming wide serve at the point of the game to seal.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 * 5-5 Diego Schwartzman

Below 15-30 and two points from defeat, Schwartzmann accelerated a tremendous grip to maintain pressure on Nadal.

Nadal had his chances after Argentina’s good uninterrupted serve at 15-30. At 30-30, he opened the whole court and down the backhand line, too, just stumbled into the backhand and hit the net.

At the game stage, Schwartzman controlled the point and threw everything at Nadal, who tracked everything before reacting with a really good dropshot. Under heavy pressure, Schwartzman chased him and produced a beautiful counter drop shot that was good enough to eliminate Nadal’s error. From Argentina to somehow fighting hard to keep this alive.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 5-4 * Diego Schwartzman

Much better than Nadal serving love after losing his service twice in a row. Great service and better service from Nadal, caught with a down-the-line forehand 1-2 punch, paused with a loud “vamoz”. Back to default. A game away.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 * 4-4 Diego Schwartzman

Schwartzman rolls with a quick grip of 15 to put a little pressure on Nadal’s shoulder. Once again some of Nadal’s opaque blunders, which ended with poor returns. He has plenty to think about here.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 4-3 * Diego Schwartzman

Another scrappy service game for Nadal, which served once again from the point of view of the game.

Nadal saved a break point with an unstable body serve at 30-40, but then he fired the backhand well. At the second break point, he stepped on the court and seamlessly led the down-the-line winner.

It looked as if the game would turn into Nadal’s style as soon as he reached the venue, but Schwartzman saved the ball just below the center of the court with both wings until Bingsndhand made a mistake. Nadal then made two mistakes, including a regular forehand error.

Schwartzmann’s good effort but it has been a very strange time since Nadal seemed to have taken control of the match * 3-1.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 * 4-2 Diego Schwartzman

That comeback didn’t last very long. Nadal breaks love after a series of initial mistakes from Schwartzman. At break point, Schwartzmann politely returned the backhand of his second routine.

Nadal ended his previous service game very badly, but as always he refused to allow it to be extended. You can only respect his mindset.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 3-2 * Diego Schwartzman

Appreciatively, Schwartzman is still fighting hard and he has found himself back in the third set. He flooded into this return game with flamboyant aggression and finally paid it off with a backhand drill down-line to reach 30-30. Nadal then missed a simple forehand to give him a break point.

Nadal increased his intensity to save the bread point, ending the long point with a forehand inside the gap. However, he could not repeat the form. From Deus, Nadal sent two consecutive forehand wide.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 * 3-1 Diego Schwartzman

Schwartzman leaves his service for love as Nadal rolls with his pace. In fact, he offered more resistance to umpire Rally Tourt, with whom he argued for a score at 0-30 over Nadal.

Here’s waiting for the women’s final between me tomorrow Iga Svitek And Sophia Canin.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 2-1 * Diego Schwartzman

Nadal rolls through another easy hold, to love this time. Nadal has continued to serve extremely well and is also opening his shoulders from the ground, especially crushing the big crosscourt forehand winner by 30-0. The pressure on Schwartzman’s service is building.

Schwartzman wins Return Games:

Previous round: 55%

Today: 10%

Brutal.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 * 1-1 Diego Schwartzman

Schwartzman opened his account in set three with a quick grip of 15, sealing the bottom of the tee with an S.

30-15 was an incredible point, with Nadal defending Schwartzman’s two big blows, creating a backhand lobe on Schwartzman’s head. After all that work, Nadal put forward Schwartman’s weak response well. Otherwise, routine hold for Argentina.

Third set: Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 1-0 * Diego Schwartzman

Nadal rolls with a quick grip of 15 to open the third set. Some great service from Nadal, including his third ace.

Second set of statistics:

Rafael Nadal -% 0% first serve,% 1% won first service point,% 75% won second point, win winners 7 unforced error,% won 1% return point

Diego Schwartzman – 66% first serve, 58% won first service point, 60% won second point, 20% return point won 9 winners 12 unforced error

Better performance in set two from Nadal, who lost just 4 points in the entire set against one of the top three returners in the world. Schwartzman needs a miracle and it’s hard to believe he’ll get one.