The peak of Roland Garros: What did Djokovic say, how did Nadal reveal the secret to winning?

(Sports News – Tennis News) Djokovic was able to put Nadal in the 5th set, but the world No. 1 player made a mistake. Everything then became Nole’s regret.

Video series tie-break match Djokovic – Nadal

“I tried my best, but actually I know I can do better,” Novak Djokovic regretfully opened his speech after the game. The Serbian added on the quarter-final: “I had my chances, but didn’t take them. I accept this defeat,” Djokovic ended Roland Garros’ journey in sadness.

Djokovic (red shirt) admits defeat against Nadal is deserved

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal continues to show that the Grand Slam in Paris is where he outperforms the rest. The Spaniard shared, defeating Djokovic is never easy: “It is very difficult to face Novak. He is one of the best players in history. It is always difficult with our history. I confronted”.

Nadal said of how he beat the Serbian star: “To win against Novak, there is only one way. That is to play hard from the first point to the end of the match. For me, this is a night. It’s amazing and I’m really happy. To feel the love of the fans here is a wonderful thing, Paris means a lot to me.”

With a 3-1 victory at Roland Garros 2022, Nadal narrowed his record against Djokovic to just 1 match. Nadal won 29, and Djokovic 30 won on all courts. But on clay courts, Rafa is simply king. Nadal has his 20th clay-court victory over Djokovic, and has only lost eight matches.

9 times clashed with each other at Roland Garros before, Djokovic only won 2 times, and Nadal won 7 times. And this is the 8th time of the Spaniard.