Rafael Nadal was titanic plan to defeat Novak Djokovic in four sets and advance to the Roland Garros semi-finals, con partials of 2-6, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-7, in a marathon game that lasted 4 hours and 12 minutes.
The Spanish tennis player dealt the first blow since the start of the confrontation against the number 1 in the world, who intended to defend his title at the French Open, however, he found a Nadal in a big, forceful and very accurate plan, with which took another step towards obtaining his fourteenth crown in Gallic clay.
The number 5 of the ranking face the German Alexander Zverev in the semifinals (who left Carlos Alcaraz on the way), instance to which Rafa arrives for the fifteenth time in Roland Garros, his favorite tournament and of which he is the maximum winner.
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