![]() It appeared the same fate awaited Sunday, when the 22-year-old Tsitsipas had the upper hand against a drained Djokovic. ![]() That was only Nadal's third loss in 108 matches at the clay-court major tournament.ĭjokovic also defeated Nadal in the 2015 quarterfinals before losing that year's final. The 34-year-old Djokovic eliminated 13-time French Open champion Nadal - a challenge the Serb likened to scaling Mt Everest - in a semifinal that lasted more than four hours Friday night. As the reigning champion at the Australian Open and French Open, he heads to Wimbledon, which starts June 28, eyeing another rare achievement: He is halfway to joining Laver and Don Budge as the only men with a calendar-year Grand Slam. ![]() Yes, his triumph went from in danger to inevitable: Djokovic did not face a break point in any of the last three sets.ĭjokovic became one of three men - alongside Rod Laver and Roy Emerson - to have won each major twice. ![]() (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) (Getty) Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece runs to return a shot in his Men's Singles Final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia. ![]()
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