How Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray And Tennis World Hailed Novak Djokovic’s French Open Win Over Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic came through against familiar rival Rafael Nadal on Friday in the semi-final of the French Open in a game that lasted four hours and 11 minutes. For Djokovic, it was not easy to get the better of Nadal in his preferred surface – but the Serbian did it. As expected, the quality of tennis was top-notch and the game will surely have a place in history.
Following the epic win, Djokovic was hailed by Twitterverse for his stupendous show in the clay court of Roland Garros.
Here is how, not just the fans, but the tennis fraternity lavished praise for the Serbian:
In awe of what we just witnessed for the past 4 hours @DjokerNole @RafaelNadal forever champs!!
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) June 11, 2021
You cannot play better clay court tennis than this. It’s perfect. 👏
@DjokerNole @RafaelNadal @rolandgarros— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) June 11, 2021
This golden age of men’s tennis got a little shinier in Paris tonight. It is harder to deepen the impression at this advanced stage but Djokovic & Nadal managed it & now Djokovic is closing in
My latest from Roland Garroshttps://t.co/1kQKIGF31J
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) June 12, 2021
Becomes the first ever player to beat Rafael Nadal twice at Roland Garros…A final against Tsitsipas awaits.
One of the greatest ever on his way to be The Greatest Ever.All Hail King Novak Djokovic!!❣️👑#copied pic.twitter.com/iY2KPDqeE2
— Soumyadip Brahmachari 18 (@Soumyadip2002) June 11, 2021
After the win, Djokovic admitted that this was the best match of his life at Roland Garros considering the quality of it. “[It was] definitely the best match that I was ever part of [at] Roland Garros, and [it was among the] top three matches that I’ve ever played in my entire career,” Djokovic said.
With the 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 win, the World No 1 has set up a date with Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The final would be played on Sunday.