World number one Novak Djokovic said his win over Rafa Nadal in Friday’s epic French Open semi-final was one of the top three matches he had played and he would remember it forever. “One of these nights and matches you will remember forever.”The omens did not look good for Djokovic when he went 5-0 down in the first set despite playing well. “The beginning of the match was kind of resembling last year’s final,” Djokovic, who enjoyed loud support throughout the four-hour contest, said. He then reeled off the last six games of the match to take his record over career-long rival Nadal to 30-28. Incredibly, Djokovic is the first player in 116 matches to beat Nadal in best-of-five sets on clay after losing the opener.

Source: The Irish Times June 12, 2021 11:48 UTC