Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Auger-Aliassim.
Rafael Nadal once again showed why he is one of the greatest tennis players of all time as The King of Clay defeated Felix Auger-Aliassim 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, in the fourth round defeated 6-3. French Open K.
Nadal, playing in his 112th match at Roland Garros, showed no signs of wear and tear in the match that lasted nearly four-and-a-half hours.
“To be honest, whatever match I play here, I don’t know if it will be my last match here at Roland Garros. This is my position now,” Nadal said.
“So I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I can,” he said.
The win means Nadal will face another great Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
It will be the 59th time Nadal will face Djokovic and the Spaniard will remember that he lost to Djokovic in last year’s semi-final. Overall he is 109-3 at Roland Garros but faces a bigger challenge at Djokovic.
Nadal said, ‘We have a lot of history together.
1 Djokovic, who has won the title twice at the French Open, is just one behind Nadal in total Slam count, who is tied at 20 with Roger Federer.
Djokovic defeated 15th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to win all 12 sets played in the tournament.
“It’s a huge challenge and probably the biggest challenge you can have here at Roland Garros. I’m up for it,” Djokovic said of Nadal’s play.
The second quarterfinalist in his half of the men’s section is between No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, 2020 US Open runner-up, and No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz, a 19-year-old from Spain who leads the tour with four titles this year. ,
Zverev defeated 131st-ranked qualifier Bernabé Zapata Miraales 7-6 (11), 7-5, 6-3 and Alcarz completed the day’s schedule with a back-to-the-net, middle-of-the-leg lob. performed. 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 21 Karen Khachanov.
(input AP)