Rafael Nadal has been dealt a blow ahead of his French Open quarter-final match with Novak Djokovic, with the World No 1 being handed the advantage as they get ready to clash in the night-time session on Tuesday.
The 21-time Grand Slam champion - who has won on the Parisian clay a record 13 times - revealed he prefers the warm conditions players get during the day-time matches, while Djokovic wanted the new night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The decision to have their match played in the prime time slot means teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz will face Olympic champion Alexander Zverev during the day.
The anticipated meeting between Djokovic and Nadal has been scheduled foe 8.45pm local time - 7.45pm in the UK - which was the Serb’s preferred slot to play. It will be just the second time the new night sessions are being utilised, and the Spaniard admitted he didn’t like the new addition after he defeated Corentin Moutet on Wednesday night.
