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There was joy in Madrid, but a double dose of misery in Huddersfield.

The big two in the men’s draw will meet in the quarter-final at Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal won in five sets while his quarter-final opponent Novak Djokovic will be the fresher having beaten Diego Schwartzman in straight sets

Rafael Nadal gritted his way through a five-set marathon on Sunday to reach the last eight at the French Open. The 13-time champion beat the 21-year-old Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 after four hours and 21 minutes of enthralling tennis.

Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster French Open quarter-final after the Spaniard battled into the last-eight.

Top seed Novak Djokovic bludgeoned his way past 15th seed Diego Schwartzman on Sunday to progress to the last eight at the French Open. American teenager Coco Gauff also advanced to the last eight with a straight sets dismissal of Elise Mertens.

Argentinian Schwartzman was clearly being backed by a large South American and Spanish contingent on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

The schedule for Sunday’s play at Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will look to book a heavyweight French Open quarter-final clash Sunday, while Carlos Alcaraz hopes to extend his run after becoming the youngest man to make the last 16 since 2006. Record 13-time Roland Garros champion Nadal takes on Felix Auger-Aliassime, the Canadian ninth seed…