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Challenge his constant competitor Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros final: Novak Djokovic. © APA / afp / MARTIN BUREAU
In the final of the French Open on Sunday (3pm) there will be a duel between the giants between world number one Novak Djokovic and Paris record Rafael Nadal.
October 09, 2020
The 33-year-old Serbian beat Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas 6: 3, 6: 2, 5: 7, 4: 6, 6: 1 on Friday night. In the previous semi-finals, Diego Schwartzman bravely defended himself, but had no chance against Nadal in 3: 6, 3: 6, 6: 7 (0: 7). Nadal and Djokovic have already met 55 times, in a direct comparison the Serbian leads 29:26.
Stefanos Tsitsipas held up well for a long time, but still had to admit defeat in the end. © APA / afp / THOMAS SAMSON
Unlike the quarterfinals against Spain’s Pablo Carreño Busta, when Djokovic lost the first set and was physically abused, he started against the ATP world champion focused and focused. After a quick 2-0 lead in the set, he had a match point in the third round with a score of 5: 4 and it looked like he was already on his way to the locker room. But the 22-year-old Greek responded, defended himself, and decided on passage 7: 5 for himself. Now, finally, a passionate test of strength unfolded on an equal footing.
At the beginning of the fourth sentence, Tsitsipas had to undergo a brief groin treatment and took a pain pill. But because Djokovic only used one of eleven break balls, he also hit the fourth set. In the fifth, Tsitsipas doubled down to make the decisive 1: 4. Now he was visibly battered, defended himself from the first match point, but was beaten after 3.54 hours.
Author: cst / dpa
