Oil giant Saudi Aramco reports 46% jump in profits for 2022 Zverev is in his first semi-final at Roland Garros having almost fallen at the first hurdle against 152nd-ranked compatriot Oscar Otte. He arrived in Paris with clay court titles this year in Monte Carlo and Lyon and had a match point to beat Nadal in the Barcelona final. The 22-year-old Tsitsipas is in his third successive semi-final at the Slams and took Djokovic to five sets in the last four at Roland Garros in 2020. They have met seven times but just once on clay in Madrid in 2019 when Tsitsipas triumphed. This match-up overshadows Friday's other semi-final between Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany.

The 35-year-old also has the edge over Djokovic on clay with a 19-7 career lead and 7-1 in Paris.ĭjokovic hasn't beaten Nadal on the surface since Rome in 2016. Nadal will start Friday's semi-final as favourite, buoyed by his record of 105 wins and just two losses in his Roland Garros career. Tsitsipas takes the second set after winning six games in a row!ĭjokovic has spent more weeks at world number one than any other player while 13-time French Open winner Nadal has not been out of the top 10 in 16 years. Ah, way too long from Zverev, he has no idea what's going on at the moment but nothing is going his way.

Advantage Tsitsipas after an unforced error by Zverev, second set point for Tsitsipas. He tries to defend a smash from Zverev, but he can't take enough pace off it, and it flies over Zverev's head and long of the baseline. Set point for Tsitsipas, but he can't convert. Zverev tries to hit it out of the sky, and puts too much into his shot, sending it wide. He pushes Tsitsipas into a tough situation, and the Greek hits a desperate lob back at him. Zverev hits a lazy forehand that looks a bit mistimed, and it flies wide of the line. Tsitsipas can't return Zverev's serve, 30-15. Zverev does the same on the next point, 15-15. There's a short rally on the first point, which ends when Tsitsipas's forehand lands in the doubles alley. Stefanos Tsitsipas takes the second set 3-6!

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