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| The end of Rafael Nadal's rule at the French Open |
Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated King Rafael Nadal of King Clay Court 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 in the French Open semifinals against Roland Garros of Spain. It ended the dominance of the tennis superstar and shattered Nadal's dream of winning the Grand Slam award.
Nadal and Roger Federer are currently leading the way with 20, 20 Grand Slam singles awards, while Djokovic is second with 18 trophies. If Novak Djokovic manages to beat Greece's Stefanos Sopas in the final of the French Open on Sunday, he will be close to the two with 19. There are two Grand Slam tournaments this year, Wimbledon and the US Open, and Novak Djokovic could overtake them if he wins. Rafael Nadal has won 13 French Open titles in his career and has been the winner for the last four years.
In the second semi-final of the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal started the game very aggressively and showed dangerous intent by winning the first set 6-3 against his hard-fought traditional and top seeded opponent. He failed to present his offensive and offensive game. In the second set, their game was relatively slow, which was well felt by the Serbs, who took full advantage of it and quickly won the second set to level the match 1-1. In the third set, the two players competed and played long rallies, but in this nerve-wracking set, Djokovic won 7-6 and took a 2-1 lead over Nadal. In the fourth set, Djokovic played a very aggressive game and Nadal failed to put up much resistance and this crucial set defeated the Serbs 6-2 in a short time to reach the final. Rafael Nadal's performance in this set made it clear that he is not fully fit.
Rafael Nadal won his 10th Italian Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Italian Open in Rome before the French Open and expressed his determination to win his favorite tournament, the French Open, in preparation for the tournament. He withdrew from two other tournaments, but this time in the semi-finals he could not show his traditional game. "Tennis is a win-lose game, although it's my favorite court, but I don't have to give up every time as a winner," Nadal said at the end of the match. Djokovic has always been a threat to me and he plays better than me in the semi-finals, which he deserves to win. Novak Djokovic called the victory one of the three great achievements of his professional life. "Defeating Rafael Nadal is the hardest thing in the world of sports and he is truly the king of the clay court," he said. I am very happy with my success. Nadal and Djokovic played 58 matches in which Djokovic won 30 and Nadal 28 matches.
In the final of the French Open, 7 matches have been played between Djokovic and Stefanos Sopas, in which world number one Novak Djokovic has a lead of 5 matches. The 22-year-old Greek has won two matches. The two last met in the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome this year, in which Djokovic withdrew after losing the first set and winning the match by 2 sets.
Nadal has never lost a semi-final or a final on the Roland Gears court before. Prior to the semi-finals, Nadal had won 105 of 107 matches at the Celtic Court in Paris, losing just two. It was first buried by Soldering in 2009 and by Djokovic in 2015. This is also the first time in the history of the French Open that a player has won 3 sets in a match against Clay Court King. It was the fifth time in French Open history that a rival had won two seats against Rafael Nadal. Earlier, Novak Djokovic of Spain had won two sets in two matches and Eisner had won two sets once.
Stefanos Siapas, 22, of Greece, won the Grand Slam final for the first time in his career, defeating Alexander Zuriev of Germany in a five-set match at the French Open semi-finals.
Stefanos Siaps also became the first Greek player to reach the final of any Grand Slam event. The Greek star defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals lasting 3 hours and 37 minutes. Tsipas started the match very aggressively and took the lead by defeating his German opponent in the first 2 sets but Xavier did not give up in the third set despite losing two sets. Performing well, he stepped back and won the third and fourth sets to tie the match at two. The Greek player was more aggressive in the fifth set, which led him to dominate Zwerif, and his attacking play was the key to his success in the fifth set. However, Xavier has significant five-set experience and has played 23 five-set matches at a young age, winning 16 of them. The Greek star happily raised both his hands in the air after scoring the fifth victory with a strong S in the fifth set and then he came close to the net and hugged his opponent who congratulated him on his victory. Prior to this semi-final, the two players had competed against each other seven times, with the Greek player leading by more than 2 of 5 matches.
Earlier, Greek Stefanos Siaps had won the Grand Slam semi-finals three times but lost three times. In contrast, Alexander Zverev has the experience to play in a Grand Slam final. Xavier lost to Austria's best friend Dominic Theme in last year's US Open final. In the semifinals of the US Open, Zwarov defeated Pablo Sereno Busta by 3 sets in a row after losing by two sets, and on one occasion with a two-match victory over Stefanos, it looked like he had won the US Open. Is. . They want to repeat the performance but they have not been able to do so. The Greek tennis star played mostly from the baseline and kept changing his strategy, while Zwerif did not show much change in his game, which Tapas took advantage of.
"I am proud of my success and I am very proud to have made a new history in Greek tennis," said the Greek. I belong to a small place on the outskirts of Athens. My roots are in Greece. "It was my dream to play on the big stage at the French Open, which came true in the final," he said. I never thought I would get to this point so soon.
Greek Stefanos and Xavier are both emerging talented tennis stars in the men's category. After the current Big Three Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, Dominic Theme, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos are fighting for the title. Both Xavier and Stefanos have won the last ATP Finals and Masters title of the season, but have yet to win a Grand Slam singles title.
The Greek player says that the best way to retreat after losing two sets to Xavier was frustrating for me but I controlled my senses and played more calmly in the fifth decisive set. Both wanted to win the fifth seat. But I played more offensive games which led to my success. Stefanos has excelled on the tennis circuit this year and is the top player on clay courts this year. He has won singles titles in Monte Carlo and Lyon. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to make a new history by winning the French Open
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