Novak Djokovic Y Rafael Nadal showed their enormous talent in the semifinal of Roland Garros They played this Friday and ended with a victory for the Serbian in four sets. It was an epic battle and a kind of anticipated end between two of the best exponents in the history of this discipline and this was recognized not only by fans, but even by tennis players on the professional circuit.
Who was dispatched with a hilarious comment on the networks was the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who shared with his followers the amazing feeling caused by the duel that Nole and Rafa played at the Philippe Chatrier stadium. “Do we tennis players play the same sport as the two of them?”he asked himself in a joking tone Small. His publication quickly received tens of thousands of interactions and went viral.
It is necessary to remember that, in the current edition of the Parisian Grand Slam, Schwartzman lost in the quarterfinals to Rafael Nadal by 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-0. In 2020, the Argentine, number 10 in the ATP ranking, had also suffered the power of the Mallorca-born, who had eliminated him in the semifinals.
The Peque has suffered firsthand the hierarchy of these players who so far have accumulated 38 Grand Slam titles (20 Rafa and 18 Nole). Against the Spanish, the Argentine has a negative record of 10-1 and with the Serbian he has fallen in the six opportunities in which he has faced him.
These days, the tennis player from Villa Crespo is resting. After his great performance at Roland Garros, he dropped out of the The Queen’s ATP 500 (It will be played from June 12), where he started as the second seed.
Who also thought about the game is an old acquaintance of Nadal and Djokovic: Juan Martin del Potro. The Tandilense, out of the courts almost two years ago due to the fracture of his right kneecap, congratulated the protagonists of the duel for the level exhibited. “Tremendous game. You can’t believe what they played! Thanks. I dream of meeting them again ”.
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Novak Djokovic struck the blow and knocked the King of Roland Garros down. The world number one beat Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Parisian Grand Slam and advanced to the decisive match, in which he will face the young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. In this way, the Spaniard was out of the race to reach the title number 14 of his career at the French Open. Nole, leader of the ATP ranking and winner of 18 Grand Slam tournaments, achieved the victory by 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 and 6-2, in a game that lasted four hours and 11 minutes.
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