Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal: 2021 French Open semi-finals-live! | Sports

First set: Djokovic 0-5 Nadal* (* indicates the server): This is very simple for Rafa at the moment: he doesn’t need to do much, except to play competently and wait for Novak’s mistake. Another comfortable hold of the defending champion.

First set: *Djokovic 0-4 Nadal (* means server): Novak’s first two serve times were very long, and his forehand was a bit too high to allow Rafa to gain a 0-30 advantage-this was his ninth consecutive point. A very bad forehand allowed Nadal to win the game. When you play well, Rafa is already tough enough on the clay court, but when you give him points…

First set: Djokovic 0-3 Nadal* (* means server): Although Djokovic has been struggling with his airdrop most of the time, Nadal is definitely not. He swung a ball over the net, and the ball hit the rope on the past road to take a 40-0 lead. Easy to master, much more comfortable than his opening game.

First set: *Djokovic 0-2 Nadal (* means server): Another deuce game! It looks like it is keeping drifting towards easy Novak until the scorching winner of 100 mph from Nadal sends us to 40-30 and breathes a little bit of energy into the game. Novak then tried an airdrop that was not good enough for Rafah, who expected and broke through the Serb with a forehand to create a break point. He sealed off the break At the first chance.

So, the two games were tied and the game started. It seems we are going to pass the curfew!

First set: Djokovic 0-1 Nadal* (* indicates the server): Rafa will serve first. It was true: it was not the best start, because he threw his first serve into the net and then sent the first point to the opponent with a forehand long shot. Then there was a cute little rally, Novak blocked Rafa’s various forehands in front of the net, and then his opponents dragged him down and took a 30-15 lead. But Novak fought back and created the first break point of the game in the first game.Rafa made a save with a serve, but Novak’s forehand brought another chance to score other The trump card from Rafah comes to save it! When Rafa needed it most, he showed a ruthless tennis there and hit those two aces. Djokovic’s brilliant shot looked like it created an opportunity at the break point, but his easy long pass led Nadal to lock the game.

Due to Covid restrictions, if the game is still going on, spectators need to leave within more than three hours. It happened in Djokovic’s last game, When they were driven out, the crowd booedI believe that if they are asked to leave in two sets, they will be very happy. Maaaaybe They should put this game first-give Zverev and Tsitsipas their due respect.

Djokovic defeated Nadal here before and not long ago- Reached the quarter-finals in 2015 (also for the Spaniard’s birthday)Djokovic didn’t even need to sweat too much that day to beat Rafa in straight sets. Of course, Djokovic lost to Stan Wawrinka in the final, but he will try to imagine a quarter-final victory when he comes on the court today.

The winner of the game tonight will appear Stefanos Sisipas In the final. He has just been beaten in five sets, and I am legally obliged to call it “epic”. This is what the 22-year-old player had to say after reaching his first Grand Slam final.

“All I can think of is my roots, where I come from,” he said after becoming the first Greek player to enter the Grand Slam final. “My dream is to play football here, on the big stage French Open one day. I never thought I would do this. “

So here we are-the inevitable finals, except for the semi-finals. Futsal in the other semifinal It means that we started a little later than expected-if Novak and Rafa want to take part in the Turkish-Italian match in the Eurozone, that would be bad news for them, but you go.

Novak leads the head-to-head meeting, but only-29-28. However, on clay court is another matter. As you might expect, Rafah leads with a 19-7 advantage.

Nadal is the favorite here, but as detailed in this article on the ATP website, his opponent performed better under pressure in this year’s game. Novak saved 86% of the break points he faced, while Rafa’s break rate was surprisingly low, only 50%. This is similar to the situation of switching breakpoints, where Novak’s advantage is 63% to 49.3%.And for Serbian sports superstars, it’s been a pretty good week Nikola Jokic wins the NBA’s most valuable player award. If it sounds like I’m clutching a straw for signs of upset, it’s because I am.