Epic duel: Djokovic disenchants Nadal in Paris

The Serbian world number one defeated the 13-time Paris champion in a high-class duel on Friday evening with 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7:4), 6:2 and thus followed Stefanos Tsitsipas into the final. The Greek had previously defeated Alexander Zverev 6:3, 6:3, 4:6, 4:6, 6:3. For Nadal it was only the third defeat in his 108th game in Paris.

Nadal and Djokovic fought an epic fight on Court Philippe-Chatrier. At first the Spaniard marched forward and won the first set 6:3. But Djokovic didn't let that deter him and managed to equalize the set. What followed was probably one of the best sentences in tennis history. For 92 minutes, the two superstars showed one world-class rally after the other. Every point was so hard fought, as if it were a question of winning the tournament. Organizers don't care about a curfew In the end, Djokovic won the third round 7:4 in the tiebreak. After that, because of the time, there should have been a break in order to send the spectators home because of the imminent start of the curfew at 23.00 p.m. But to the cheers of the fans, the organizers decided not to clear the arena. The spectators expressed their gratitude by loudly singing the Marseillaise - there was a festive atmosphere at the Stade Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal (right) had to admit defeat. © APA/afp / MARTIN BUREAU

Djokovic let the atmosphere push him further. Nadal managed a quick break in the fourth set, but then the Serb could no longer be stopped. After 4:10 hours he used his second match point.

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Epic duel: Djokovic disenchants Nadal in Paris

Novak Djokovic has reached the final of the French Open after a world-class performance against clay court king Rafael Nadal.

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