French Open: The journey of the top four so far

Two blockbuster semi-final matches, four top tennis players and their determination to clinch the French Open 2021 title will be on display at the Roland Garros on Friday. Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will battle in the first game of the day and Novak Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal in the second. 

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The four have reached the stage after playing top-quality tennis in the last 10 days. Here is a map of their journey in the French Open 2021:

Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic

Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 29-28

Paths to the semi-final:

1) Novak Djokovic

1st rd: bt Tennys Sandgren (USA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

2nd rd: bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

3rd rd: bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-1, 6-4, 6-1

4th rd: bt Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (2/7), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 – retired

QF: bt Matteo Berrettini (ITA x9) 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5

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2) Rafael Nadal

1st rd: bt Alexi Popyrin (AUS) 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)

2nd rd: bt Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-0, 7-5, 6-2

3rd rd: bt Cameron Norrie (GBR) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

4th rd: bt Jannik Sinner (ITA x18) 7-5, 6-3, 6-0

QF: bt Diego Schwartzman (ARG x10) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Alexander Zverev

Head-to-head: Tsitsipas leads 5-2

Paths to the semi-final:

1) Alexander Zverev

1st rd: bt Oscar Otte (GER) 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0

2nd rd: bt Roman Safiullin (RUS) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 7-6 (7/1)

3rd rd: bt Laslo Djere (SRB) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2

4th rd: bt Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-4, 6-1, 6-1

QF: bt Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 6-4, 6-1, 6-1

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2) Stefanos Tsitsipas

1st rd: bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 6-1

2nd rd: bt Pedro Martinez (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

3rd rd: bt John Isner (USA x31) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1

4th rd: bt Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP x12) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5

QF: bt Daniil Medvedev (RUS x2) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5

The first semi-final is scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM local time (6:30 PM IST) and the second one at 5:00 PM local time (9:00 PM IST).