Tsitsipas hooks a forehand only centimetres long to add to his frustration and Djokovic wraps up the game with a withering forehand. 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But I remember I beat him in the quarter-finals in 2015. ©2020 - all rights reserved If Nadal lifts the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy yet again, it will see him equal Federer's all-time leading record of 20 men's majors. All Rights Reserved. I going to work hard to try to make that happen.". "I stayed calm and stayed positive on the surface, even if inside it was very different thing,” Djokovic said. This time he BREAKS Djokovic for the first time and there’s more miles left in this battle. Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas had reached the middle of the third set of their semifinal at Roland Garros, and there was little reason to doubt this assertion. The Greek only has offence on his mind at the moment and is controlling most of the points. He was unable to convert any of seven break points across the first two sets. Djokovic with a comfortable hold to 15, that forehand opening up the court, provoking errors or finding the channels to place winners. Suddenly, Tsitsipas was energized and Djokovic was slump-shouldered; Tsitsipas was the one moving forward and winning points with his own brutally well-measured drop shots; and Tsitsipas was the one saving break points, 11 of them in total, and converting on his own. World No.1 reaches fifth career Roland-Garros final with a tight five-set win over the young Greek. Djokovic saved it with a drive volley but Tsitsipas forced another and this time, a stunning forehand up the line gave him the set. He has had his costly struggles in French Open semifinals before—last year he lost in five sets to Dominic Thiem, and in 2015 he had to win a two-day affair with Andy Murray, which hurt him in his loss to Stan Wawrinka the following day. "I'm not feeling exhausted physically so much after the match," said Djokovic, whose victory in three hours and 54 minutes was only 45 minutes longer than Nadal's semi-final. So he does it the hard way, battling on when Tsitsipas was looking dominant. The Argentine -- who will move inside the top 10 for the first time next week -- said he felt perfectly fine physically after outlasting recent US Open champion Dominic Thiem in five hours on Tuesday. Tsitsipas is doing what he needs to do. Nadal had not dropped a set on his way to that final but, like now, went into the tournament without much competitive action and ended up being nowhere near the level required to cause problems for an in-form Djokovic. Even when he wants to get off the court in a hurry, best-of-five is a long time for this volatile personality to keep calm and carry on, and there’s often an eruption or two along the way. Comfortable hold for Tsitsipas. The 12-time tournament champion had to save three break points at 5-5 -- all with winners -- and stormed to the tiebreak, raising his arms in celebration when Schwartzman netted a backhand. Tsitsipas is clearly not giving up without a fight and looks as good during this third set as he has done all night. 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At 30-15 down Tsitsipas wins a battle of wits at the net when it looked as though the point was Djokovic’s for the taking. Tsitsipas asked the umpire if he could use the bathroom, saying it was an emergency, but was told no and the pair continued. “It’s his home,” Djokovic said. Next Tsitsipas misses an overhead and Djokovic has break point and the No1 seed, at his defensive best, grinds out the rally on break point until his opponent cracks, hooking a forehand out of play. Tsitsipas is beginning to channel his rage/passion now, using that backhand to devastating effect, matching Djokovic around the court, employing his groundstrokes to manipulate his opponent and using his height to impart power and kicking bounce. The world No.1 had match point in the third set for a straight-sets win over Stefanos Tsitsipas, but missed it and had to go the distance before reaching the final for a fifth time. A pair of backhand drops from Djokovic off Tsitsipas' returns take him to 30-love and a rasping forehand crosscourt gives him three set points. And then he nets a crosscourt forehand. When he broke to lead 5-4 in the third set, and reached match point on serve, it looked like Djokovic would match Nadal in winning his semi-final in straight sets. Two slices of Djokovic class, a forehand winner which Tsitsipas thinks is going crosscourt is instead maramalised up the line, followed by his first ace of the match. In addition, Djokovic has the benefit of the extra momentum he has garnered over the past couple of months. 1s and top seeds tend to do. If Novak Djokovic was looking to test his physical and mental strength before heading into a final against Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros, consider it done. That sparked a shift in momentum. “I wish I wouldn't have tried these things and tried to stay to my ordinary and basic way of feeling the ball and also trying to dictate the game,” Tsitsipas said. A brilliant backhand winner after pushing Greece's finest wide makes it 30-40 and he takes it to deuce with a wide serve to Tsitsipas's backhand that he can't get back in. The second point of the game saw the pair engage in another fine rally, both coming into the net and using the drop shot before Djokovic plays Tsitsipas wide and hits a winner into the empty court. Djokovic has a 15-40 lead and the Greek star blinks again, double faulting to gift the game to the world No.1. Dominance from Djokovic now. Under pressure at 0-30 down Tsitsipas plays a delightful drop volley. Suddenly Djokovic became edgy - illustrated by his complaints about movement and noise in the sparse crowd - and could only take one of his 11 break points as a tense set wore on. Though he led by two sets to love, Djokovic will have known that the scoreline was slightly misleading, Tsitsipas having forced numerous chances to break serve only to falter, mostly due to the brilliance of the Serb, all of which left the Greek rattled. But even though he dropped his racket in the first set, hit a backhand that bounced a couple of yards in front of him and at times struggled looking into the fall sun, Nadal found his best tennis of the fortnight on Friday. He lets out a huge roar and will now serve for the match. It's a chilly autumnal evening à Paris. And the earlier he took the ball, and the more he moved in, the better he did in sets three and four. “I was definitely not pleased with the way I played the finishing stages of the third and fourth set,” Djokovic said. As expected, Djokovic broke Tsitsipas at 4-4 in the third, just in time for him to serve for the match. At 30-all Tsitsipas screams in exasperation when he overhits a backhand but he keeps slugging away and earns a break point that Djokovic defends at the net with a classy stop volley, exposing Tsitsipas' reluctance to go in to the net. The Serb earns another break point next up and again Tsitsipas holds his nerve, a backhand winner, this time, doing the trick. You get the feeling this now all about blinking first, and Tsitsipas just blinks broken to 30. Eurosport insisted on showing a Nadal interview but we didn't miss anything as Tsitsipas needed to go to the loo. Better from Tsitsipas, forcing Djokovic wide in his left court on the backhand. If Nadal wins on Sunday, he will join Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slam titles at the top of the men's all-time list. He looks like he’s playing well within himself and without breaking sweat (possibly because it’s quite cold I Paris) holds to love. He has weapons, obviously serve and forehand, his backhand. The Serbian doesn’t look like he’s straining every sinew as he sometimes does. (CNN)The stakes couldn't be much higher when Rafael Nadal meets Novak Djokovic in Sunday's French Open men's final. An eighth break point for Tsitsipas, none of the seven preceding this has been converted ... and neither is this as Djokovoc crunches a crosscourt, angled forehand winner. The inevitable final matchup is set as Novak Djokovic took down Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1. The Tennis Podcast: Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal - who will win? Will that prove decisive? But the first double fault of the match gives Tsitsipas break point, his sixth. But at the same time he has an amazing record here, too, being in the final rounds almost every single time. Tsitsipas looks hurried and anxious. Djokovic saved it with a drive volley but Tsitsipas forced another and this time, a stunning forehand up the line gave him the set. He holds that service game to love and looks comfortable and happy. Next up he’s under more pressure on his second serve, but after a long baseline exchange the Greek holds his nerve to get it to 15-15. Djokovic, 33, missed a match point in the third set before eventually winning 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 at Roland Garros. This is a golden opportunity for the Greek player to make the scoreline even. The world No.1 easily holds to love. No one knew, or probably suspected, it at the time, but the match was about to turn around completely. "He's a fighter. Still, there's a chink of light for Tsitsipas at 40-30 ... until Djokovic serves to the backhand but foxes him by firing it down the middle. Greg Wilcox will take you to the bridge and the close of this match. There has been a lot of pressure on the Tsitsipas serve since the fourth set and this game is no different. “And with all the titles he’s won. You expect to play a top-five, top-10 player. But, this is the first time that the two are up against each other in a Grand Slam match. Get the latest tennis headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. Compared to those two years, he’s in good fairly shape this time around. His chances of becoming only the third man to beat Nadal at Roland Garros in the last 15 years plummeted. A double fault next up isn’t what’s desired, though, and it’s back to deuce. That’s five games in a row for the world No.1 and Tsitsipas is serving to stay in the match. It wasn't, though, for Nadal and Djokovic. A few errors are creeping into Djokovic’s game. He just played terrific tennis, especially in the fourth set when he was facing break points. The Greek has looked strong this set and he earns about break point with a forehand smash. And it's a double break. Semi-finals of grand slam, this is what you expect. He defends the first with more zip in his serve and Tsitsipas can't get it back. The 12-time tournament champion had to … It’s the biggest challenge, perhaps in sport, to play Nadal here at Roland-Garros but I am motivated to win.”. Rome has been my first event after six months, and was the first challenge against Diego," said Nadal. 1 and top seed, had done what world No. But Djokovic plays a drop shot - a source of several points this evening - to earn a third break point BUT again the Greek star show guts to get it back to deuce. This set has seen Djokovic create several chances but he’s not been able to take them. Big advantage to Djokovic now. He keeps pushing Tsitsipas back then catches him with the most delicate of drop shots to drag him back from 40-love to deuce. He was 40-15 up but let Tsitsipas into the game with two groundstrokes into the net. THEN, WHAT A WINNER. The 12-time champion Nadal has won seven of the eight meetings and Djokovic admitted the Spaniard will be favourite on Sunday. But the drop shot had been a huge weapon for Djokovic throughout the match and as Tsitsipas, who had earlier consulted the physio and doctor, began to tire, the 17-times Grand Slam champion took control. WHAT A TURNAROUND. "It's the biggest challenge maybe you can have in our sport on all surfaces, to play Nadal here at Roland Garros.". If Djokovic was concerned, he did not show it, and a break for 2-1 turned out to the beginning of the end as a weary Tsitsipas found nothing left in the tank. It looks pretty brutal to me but I will defer to the two grand slam champions. The answer turned out to be an emphatic no. Tsitsipas feared that he would play the same stroke he employed to defend the first in the game, back across court so was late on it. He's one of the best players in the world.". This is his second slam semi-final, after his defeat by Nadal in Melbourne in 2019, but Djokovic, as our correspondent Simon Briggs, is feeling the strain and Tsitsipas has the aggressive style to exploit his stiffness: Djokovic says he is confident he will be pain-free by the time the match starts and that he regards the world No6 as a formidable opponent; "He's one of the best players in the world. Tsitsipas seems to have enormous shoes. He won going away, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, in three hours and 54 minutes. At 30-15 Djokovic plays his umpteenth nimble drop shot and closes the game out from there. The match could also be pivotal in the long-running battle between Djokovic, Nadal and Swiss rival Roger Federer in determining which man finishes with the most Grand Slam titles. Tsitsipas defends the first off Djokovic's second serve and the second is squandered when the world No1 screws a backhand beyond the right line. Nadal won his semifinal in straight sets, while Djokovic took the long way home. In the changeover of ends Tsitsipas asks for the physio who plays with the Greeks knee. Djokovic looked to be easing to a relatively-straightforward victory when he served for the match at 5-4 in the third set only for Tsitsipas to save a match point and turn the contest completely around. That’s better from Djokovic - he holds to 15. And they needed to, realistically, win the openers to have a chance of engineering mammoth upsets. But Djokovic draws first blood in the crunch set. The Greek imposed his will at the end, though, and broke Djokovic to end the set 6-4.
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