Rafa Nadal Can’t Be Counted out in French Open QF Showdown vs. Novak Djokovic

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Published: June 1, 2015

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If there's a French Open record to be held, it's likely that Rafael Nadal holds it. You've probably heard the statistics before. The Spaniard has won nine French Open titles in 10 years. He is an astonishing 70-1 at Roland Garros in his career, with his lone loss coming in 2009 in the fourth round to Robin Soderling.

And yet Wednesday in the quarterfinals, Nadal will be in a very unfamiliar position: underdog.

That's right: The match that everyone circled when the draw came out 10 days ago has come to fruition. In a rematch of the Roland Garros final from two of the past three years and a repeat of the epic four-hour, 37-minute semifinal here two years ago, No. 1 Novak Djokovic will try to get his first win at Roland Garros over No. 7 Nadal, with a spot in the French Open semifinals on the line.

Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals by taking out young American Jack Sock and his lethal forehand Monday in the fourth round, 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. The dropped third set was Nadal's first of the tournament, though before meeting Sock all of his opponents were ranked lower than No. 100 in the world.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion hasn't looked as shaky during the French Open as he has at times this European clay-court season, a two-month period that has included zero titles and losses to Djokovic, Fabio Fognini, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. However, he also hasn't looked like the world-beater he has been in the past.

Djokovic, meanwhile, only dropped six games total in a fourth-round victory over Richard Gasquet on Monday. He continues to look like the same player who has dominated the men's game in 2015 and is currently riding a 26-match winning streak. 



Now, the two will meet for the 44th time in their careers. Nadal leads the head-to-head 23-20, but the Serb has won five of their last six meetings. The only exception? Last year's final at Roland Garros.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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