Paris – For 41 stroke, Novak jokovich And Alexander zweev On Wednesday, during the fourth set of his French Open quarterfinal, he went back and forth at an important rally.
After smacking a forehand winner, Djokovic later stopped in place, taking heavy breaths, scanning thousands of courts on the hips, scanning the ovation standing from thousands of courts Philip Chatier audiences.
38-year-old Djokovic, number 6 seed, number 3 Seed proved to be much more for Zerev, which is a decade short and a runner-up in Rolland Garos last year, which won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Semifinal performance Against number 1 Pronounced sinner On Friday.
It was the 101st win of Djokovic in Rolland Garos, the site of its Olympic gold medal win at the Paris Games last year, and took 3 hours, 17 minutes.
He now has two wins from the first player – male or female – to win 25 Grand Slam singles trophies.
“Obviously there was a lot of stress [and] Pressure, but this is normal when you play against Zeverev, “Djokovic said in a postmatch interview.” … My game is based on too much walking. I am 38 years old. Walking in this way is not easy, but, okay, it works. ,
The 41-stroke rally redefined the match to reach more than 2 hours. Djokovic led 3–2, but Zeverev was in possession of a break point and had a chance to return to Wednesday’s match.
Djokovic won the game to take a 4–2 lead in the fourth set after erasing the break point.
He may have lost three -match skids and slipped at number 6 in ranking this season, but Djokovic has not lost his determination or the ability to be the best in large stages.
No one has spent more weeks at number 1 in ranking compared to Djokovic. No one has won more major championships or has reached more than its total semi -finals, which is now at 51 after becoming the second oldest man to find that place in Paris.
“I still push myself on a daily basis at this age due to such matches and such experiences,” Djokovic said. “This is a proven kind of will I can – and for others what I can – still plays at the highest level.”
Zeverev, who is still looking for his first Grand Slam title, started firmly and broke the couple for that benefit to win the first set in the first game.
Knowing that he could not match Zeverev’s fitness, Djokovic tried to keep the rallies as low as possible, more and more drop shots – totaling 35 – to force Zeverev to the net.
Djokovic broke his opponent 2–1 in the second set and was quickly above 4–1 before Zerev’s time to react. They secured the second set with another drop shot so far.
The veteran then broke Zeverev twice and the third set with his opponent to get out of steam, lack of accuracy and no plan B.
“What do you want to tell me? He won 24 of these things,” said Zerev.
At the beginning of the fourth set another break placed Djokovic above 2–0 and on a strong winning track, before he wrapped it at the point of his fifth match.
There were some distractions, including a herd of small flying insects, the players tried far and forth between the chair umpire and some fans in the fourth set.
Needless to say, Djokovic handled all this in a better way. That too was much better in the game with the ball in every way.
Friday’s semi -final is a tentalizing shodown: Djokovic, many people follow the top player in tennis history, against Sinner, the player who is at the top of the men’s game at the moment. Djokovic and sinner have been placed 4–4 in the head chain with their heads, but the syneror who has not lost a set in this French open, has won the last three matches.
“He has now shown in the last period, that he is back,” Papir said about Djokovic.
Djokovic said, “I just hope that I will be able to keep physically with a sinner in a few days. This is a big challenge for me.”
This report used the information of Associated Press and Reuters.
