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PARIS: Alexander Zverev knows a thing or two about teenage sensations, having been one himself not so long ago. The 25-year-old German, seeded three, stood firm against the blast from the future - Spain's Carlos Alcaraz to score a 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7) win in the quarterfinals of the…

Important matches were played. But they all seemed like the hors d'oeuvre before the main course of the 59th meeting between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal emerged on top in the latest instalment of his rivalry with Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard reached the French Open semi-finals

The swashbuckling form which swept Alcaraz into the quarter-finals deserted him for too long against third seed Zverev

The German world No 3 defeated Alcaraz, the No 6 seed, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(7) at Roland Garros to reach the last four for the second consecutive year

Third seed Alexander Zverev fought off a Carlos Alcaraz figfhtback on Tuesday to advance to the semi-finals at the French Open.

Before he had struck a ball in anger at this French Open it was clear that 13-time champion Rafael Nadal faced perhaps the toughest Roland Garros task of his career.

The 13-times winner beat last year’s defending champion in a match that went into the small hours of the Paris morning

Russia's Andrey Rublev progressed to his second French Open Quarter-Final on Monday after his Italian opponent Jannik Sinner retired due to an apparent knee injury during the third set of their fourth-round match at the ongoing French Open 2022 on Monday. Further details on Dynamite News:

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The brash Danish teenager caused a big upset by knocking out last year’s runner-up at Roland Garros, while second seed Daniil Medvedev lost heavily to Marin Cilic