Novak Djokovic was not happy about the French Open scheduling after his quarter-final match with Rafael Nadal finished at 1.15am local time. The Serbian gave it his all but suffered a 2-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-7(4) defeat to his great rival in four hours and 11 minutes. The match took place in the night session, which began at 9pm on May 29 and did not end until the early hours of June 1.
During his post-match press conference, the disappointed world number one criticised the time in which his highly-anticipated last-eight encounter began. "There are difference of opinions about the night sessions. I think they are starting too late, to be honest,” he said.
"But again, TV decides. That's the world we are living in. Broadcasters say it's going to be night match, day match. They give the money. They decide." Nadal also disapproved of the late start time, but is pleased he now has two days off to rest and recover before Friday’s semi-final against Alexander Zverev.
