He beat Nadal at the Australian Open, pushed the Spaniard to three sets in a clay-court final in Barcelona last month and won the Monte Carlo Masters before that.įederer, seeded eighth, withdrew after a third-round win to focus on Wimbledon prep. The Greek Tsitsipas is a formidable opponent.
But Djokovic took him out in four sets in the semifinals. Nadal, seeded third, was going for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros crown, and a 21st major title overall to overtake his longtime Swiss rival. He can also get to 19 career Grand Slam singles titles, one shy of the record shared by Nadal and Roger Federer. Now he can make more historyĭjokovic gets Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final, looking to become the first man in the Open Era to win all four majors twice. It was also a good day for American women with Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens and Amanda Anasimova among those advancing.Novak Djokovic ousted Rafael Nadal. 1 dominated at the net, finishing 21-of-24 on her way to an easy victory. Victoria Azarenka looked better as she advanced in her match against Andrea Petkovic in under two hours. Open last summer but has followed it up with second-round exits in her last two Grand Slam appearances. 12 Emma Raducanu was also eliminated after winning just two total games in the final two sets.
There wasn't much that separated the competitors in two sets that went to a tiebreak, but Sakkari hurt herself with 37 unforced errors to go with just 31 winners. Roland-Garros continue to fall proves too good for Maria Sakkari, toppling the No.4 seed 7-6(5), 7-6(4).#RolandGarros /fofW31YHCg 4 Maria Sakkari 7-6(5), 7-6(4)Īliaksandra Sasnovich d. Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-4, 6-3īernabe Zapata Miralles d.
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