Djokovic – Khachanov 3: 1: Super Nole made it into the semifinals with a surprise and waited for Tsitsipas or Alcarath

Last season, Novak Djokovic was eliminated from Roland Garros in the quarterfinals. The Serbian tennis player did not let that happen again this year. Although she lost the first set against Karen Khachanov, she managed to make a comeback and made it into the semi-finals 3-1 (4-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4).

Djokovic meets the winner of the evening duo Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcarath in the French Open foursome (9:15 p.m., EUROSPORT 1, LIVE Sportish).

Nole is aiming for his third Roland Garros and 26th Grand Slam title overall.

The match

Khachanov started strong and even managed to win the first set. The Russian tennis player went on the defensive in the fifth game, maintained his lead and finished the set 6-4.

Of course, Djokovic went on the counterattack. Nole found it grim against the No. 11 in the world rankings. The two athletes went hand in hand and the set went into overtime. There the Serb absolutely dominated with a wide 7:0.

Djokovic maintained the lead and equalized 2-1 in the sets with an impressive 6-2. The fourth set was more difficult as Khachanov put pressure on the Serb and gave us some very nice rallies.

In the third game Djokovic broke, Khachanov answered 4-4 after a while. However, Nole managed a second break and ended the game 6:4.