38-Year-Old Veteran Djokovic, 23-Year-Old World No. 1 Sinner…French Open semifinal clash
38-Year-Old Veteran Djokovic, 23-Year-Old World No. 1 Sinner…French Open semifinal clash
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Veteran Novak Djokovic (38, Serbia, 6th in the world) won a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Alexander Zverev (28, Germany, 3rd) and reached the semifinals of the French Open tennis tournament, his second major of the season.
Djokovic defeated Zverev, last year's runner-up, 3-1 (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4), in the quarterfinals of the men's singles held at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday (Korea time). When Djokovic, born in 1987, won, France 24 praised him, saying, "Age didn't matter. It was a match that confirmed that he had the best skills in the world even at the age of 38. "It was a fantastic victory. I enjoy intense matches. Victory like today is the reason why I keep running," Djokovic said with joy.
With the victory, Djokovic increased his record of advancing to the semifinals of singles at major competitions to 51. He broke his own record of ranking first in this category. Ranked second in this category is Roger Federer of Switzerland, who retired from tennis. With the victory, Djokovic is set to continue his bid to win 25 major titles, the most ever by both men and women. He won three major Open titles in 2016, 21 and 23 years.
Djokovic's opponent in the semifinals (on the 6th) is Jannik Sinner (23, Italy, 1st place), who is 14 years younger. Cinner advanced to the semifinals after defeating Alexander Bublik (6-1, 7-5, 6-0) of Kazakhstan. Djokovic is currently tying with Cinner with four wins and four losses, but he has lost three consecutive games. 온라인카지노
Cinner aims to win three major championships in a row, following last year's U.S. Open and this year's Australian Open. Cinner is also recording 19 consecutive wins in major competitions during the period. Djokovic has recorded the highest number of consecutive wins in major competitions (1st round at Wimbledon in 2015 to 3rd round at Wimbledon in 2016). Cinner's best record at the French Open was last year's semifinal.
"Cinnair has shown the best performance in the last two years. He has displayed the best performance in this year's event," Djokovic said. "I will do my best. It will be a big challenge."