: French Open 2022: How Rafa Nadal overcame Novak Djokovic in a 252-minute epic at Roland Garros #IndiaNEWS On Friday, just before Rafael Nadal walked out of Court Philippe-Chatrier, he left with a promise.“I

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French Open 2022: How Rafa Nadal overcame Novak Djokovic in a 252-minute epic at Roland Garros #IndiaNEWS
On Friday, just before Rafael Nadal walked out of Court Philippe-Chatrier, he left with a promise.“I am going to be focused and try my best. The only thing I can guarantee is that I am going to fight until the end,� he had said.And he did. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, as May turned to June, Nadal grunted, sprinted, retrieved, and then defeated World No 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) in the French Open quarterfinal.There were no signs of the foot injury the 35-year-old had talked about numerous times – at least, he didn’t show that he was in pain. His movement across court was swift and unhindered. And his groundstrokes were at their menacing best despite the match being played on a cool Parisian night, when conditions are deemed too heavy for the Spaniard to impart his ruthless top spin.Watch highlights: Nadal outlasts Djokovic in another epic chapter of their rivalry At the other end of the court though was an out-of-sorts Djokovic. He had his moments on the night, fought till the end to save match points, but admittedly was not quite at his best consistently enough. It took four hours and 12 minutes to complete the quarterfinal match – the...Read more

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