Djokovic tops Nadal in classic at French Open

It yet another display of tremendous tennis between the rivals, Novak Djokovic outlasted Rafael Nadal on Friday to advance to the final of the French Open.

The top-seeded Djokovic won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2. He will next face Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Alexander Zverev in five sets earlier Friday, in the final of the Grand Slam event on Sunday.

After trailing 0-2 in the fourth set, Djokovic rattled off six consecutive games to halt Nadal’s quest for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.

Nadal, a 14-time winner of the French Open who turned 35 last week, fell to 105-3 in his career at Roland Garros — with two of those losses now at the hands of Djokovic.

It was the 58th matchup between the rivals, more than any other two men in the sport’s professional era. Djokovic now leads 30-28, but he trails 10-7 in Slam meetings and 7-2 at the French Open.

Nadal remains just two wins from eclipsing the men’s mark for most total Grand Slam singles championships that he currently shares with Roger Federer.

Djokovic won the French Open in 2016 and could join Rod Laver and Roy Emerson as the only men to win each of the four Grand Slam tournaments twice.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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