Winner in the snatch of Felix Auger Aliassime (n ° 9) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in 4:21, Rafael Nadal folded without breaking. The Spaniard (n°5) will be there for the quarter-finals. After a few cold sweats. Thirteen times winner at Roland-Garros, he, at the microphone of Alex Corretja, wanted to thank the spectators: “It’s always incredible to play on the Philippe Chatrier with an incomparable atmosphere. Playing here is always a lot of emotion. This is the most important tournament of my career. Before praising the performance of Felix Auger-Aliassime: “He is a great player, one of the best in the world, he is still very young, he has a lot of power, moves very quickly. For me he was a very difficult opponent, did a lot of things very well, every year he improves, I wish him the best. This is an important victory for me. I didn’t start the match very well, I had a lot of chances in the 1st set that I couldn’t convert. Losing the 4th set was very difficult. He had 1 great serve, I couldn’t get him to back down, I had to change, be more aggressive, go up more on the volley made the difference. »
And now… Novak Djokovic: “We know each other very well, we have a long history. He came after his title in Rome, I was not in the same conditions. Now we are at Roland-Garros. I will be very focused. I will fight until the end. »
