French Open 2022

Paris: 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 ...

He wants the best for me and I want the best for him. Sports Sports He has reached at least the last eight in 15 of 17 visits to Paris. Nadal lost to Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009 and withdrew before the third round in 2016 with a wrist injury. He will not want me to lose. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are on collision course to meet in the quarters of the French Open.

The round of 16 kicks off in the 2022 French Open with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in action on Sunday in can't-miss action.

There are nine singles matches on the schedule between the men and women, with five featuring two players ranked in the top 31. In addition, there are 13 doubles matches between the men, women and mixed pairs today. Continue with the action over on the MSG channel at 7 a.m. ET to see the rest of the amazing tennis action at the 2022 French Open. Watch 2022 French Open, Round of 16 online with fuboTV: Start with a 7-day free trial! The action continues on the MSG channel at 7 a.m. ET with the rest of the matches on today’s schedule, including No. 3 Alexander Zverev, No. 5 Rafael Nadal and No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz. This year's French Open at Roland Garros is inching closer and closer to the finals, with the round of 16 today.

Djokovic and Nadal are one win away from setting an epic quarter-final match-up but there are better matches on offer on Sunday.

- Novak Djokovic (1) vs Diego Schwartzman (15) - Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) vs Rafael Nadal (5) Or even the day before that.

The pair remain two of the three favourites for the clay court Grand Slam, with the other fancied player, Carlos Alcaraz, also in action. Meanwhile ...

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But the fairytale run of Leolia Jeanjean, the French wildcard ranked 227 in the world, was ended by Irina-Camelia Begu while third seed Paula Badosa and seventh ...

- French Open - French Open Badosa, of Spain, retired injured at 6-3 2-1 down against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, and Belarusian Sabalenka imploded against Italian Camila Giorgi, taking the first set before losing 4-6 6-1 6-0.

Live updates from Sunday's action at Roland Garros as the two modern greats take to the court. Daniel Harris has the latest.

At 30-40 she shanks a forehand, then Trevisan goes long on the backhand ... and this time, Sasnovich, twice a break down in this set, punishes a backhand winner cross-court that breaks the sideline! But a forehand into the net gives Trevisan another go at 7-6 and a decent returns gets her into the point ... only for a forehand error to give it away. Trevisan has had a great run to this point and is yet to drop a set. A colossal double cedes break-back point, which Sasnovich saves, but she then nets a backhand when Trevisan raises another, and we’ll now decide the set on a breaker. Trevisan isn’t going to die wondering, upping the venom on her forehand to clobber a winner down the line for 0-15, then batters another for 0-30. But then another goes wide and Sasnovich finds a winner of her own for 30-all; can she close out? She goes for a monster but it’s long and Sasnovich climbs right into her second effort, spanking a backhand winner cross-court. Trevisan dictates with her forehand, and a mishit from Sasnovich goes wide! She breaks to love, having won eight of the last nine points, and will now serve for a decider at 5-3! She will be raging if she loses this, and when she goes long with a forehand that looks likely! Trevisan defends well, Sasnovich goes long on the backhand, and that’s match point! Fernandez will now serve for the set a second time.

Nadal finds better rhythym in this game, and dispatches Auger-Aliassime, who overpowers at least two shots to send them out, quickly.

Auger-Aliassime is forced to hit long, and Nadal takes the game with ease. Nadal faults, and Auger-Aliassime has the chance, as his opponent did, to break his serve. But Nadal can be bested, and a well-placed shot glances the wrong way, leaving Nadal unable to run for it. Nadal returns easily, and wins a point firing a shot down the line with the smallest effort to go 0-30 up. He sends another fault into the sideline, and Auger-Aliassime has another attempt to break from advantage. The timings he can draw out of his shots can leave opponents baffled, and he sets up Auger-Aliassime to miss a well-weighted, considered shot. He double faults, and Nadal has broken back to win the game. Since 2015, Nadal has been able to break back nearly 50% of the time after he is broken at Roland Garros, which is quite the challenge to meet. Nadal sends a shot out to bring the players level on 30 all. Auger-Aliassime opens the points, but Nadal, mostly on his second serve, stems his advance, but sends his next return long to level them at 30 all. Nadal plucks a high dropshot out of the air and smashes it, once to be returned, then again up and out over Auger-Aliassime's head. Auger-Aliassime delivers his second ace of the match to stop Nadal from making good on his break point.

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Novak Djokovic is still to drop a set at Roland Garros after cruising through the first week.

I told Felix that my ethics do not allow me to give him advice on beating my nephew. World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached a 16th French Open quarter-final on Sunday where old rival and 13-time winner Rafael Nadal could be waiting. Amanda is a very good player but I was happy to win in front of you," said the 2019 junior champion. Alcaraz has won 20 of 21 matches on clay this season but needed to save a match point to beat Spanish compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the second round. “I’ve made a good start but I have a lot of work to do," added Djokovic who will face Nadal for the 10th time at Roland Garros and 59th overall if the Spaniard defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime later Sunday. “I have a lot of respect for him (Schwartzman). He’s a good person off the court," said Djokovic who has now beaten Schwartzman seven times in seven meetings.

Novak Djokovic defeated 15th-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.

He won the title in 2016 and last year, part of his collection of 20 Grand Slam trophies. And if 13-time French Open champion Nadal wins his fourth-round match against Felix Auger-Aliassime later Sunday, the two long-time rivals would meet each other in the quarterfinals. She broke Anisimova six times and now has won 23 of her opponents' service games through four matches. Fernandez, the youngest player to win a WTA title in 2022, is seeded 17th at the French Open and will play Martina Trevisan of Italy next. The Canadian made a breakthrough last year at the U.S. Open by making it all the way to the final before losing to Emma Raducanu in a matchup between a pair of unseeded teenagers. Djokovic has made the quarterfinals in Paris 13 years in a row.

Coco Gauff beat Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-0 to reach the last eight in Paris while Leylah Fernandez defeated Amanda Anisimova in three sets.

Having turned 18 in March, Gauff was finally able to put aside the school work that she has been juggling with her tennis since her emergence on the tour as she graduated from high school. Rather than exploding to the very top of the game, Gauff has made gradual improvements. In her four matches so far in Paris, Gauff has not dropped a set and she loves the clay like few players from her part of the world; she won the French Open junior title in 2018 and many of her best results have come on the surface, including a quarter-final last year in Paris. I really enjoy sliding,” Gauff said on Friday. “I think it helps me recover faster after I get to the ball.” But one of the qualities Gauff can now draw upon is her growing experience. Innumerable long, attritional rallies followed against one of the most durable players on the tour, Elise Mertens, and the tightness of the duel was reflected in the tension radiating from Gauff’s mother, Candi, in the stands.

The 18th-seeded Gauff's next opponent will be 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens of the United States or No. 23 Jil Teichmann of Switzerland.

Gauff burst onto the scene at Wimbledon when she was 15 by becoming the youngest qualifier in tournament history, beating Venus Williams and getting all the way to the fourth round. Her first Grand Slam quarterfinal came in Paris in 2021, when she lost to eventual champion Barbora Krejcikova, and now she’s made it that far again. American teenager Coco Gauff hit one backhand around the net post in the first set along the way to earning a berth in the French Open quarterfinals for the second consecutive year.

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Djokovic is all set for a collision with 13-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final. "I have a lot of respect for him. Djokovic was largely untroubled, barring the second set where he went down 2-0, conceding an early break.

Rafael Nadal has survived a five-set epic against ninth-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime to progress to the French Open quarter-finals.

“I still have that mindset I’m the underdog. “I know that some of the higher seeds on my side definitely dropped out of the draw. “I have a lot of respect for him. I’m still young, I still have a lot to show to the people, to the public so that they can just enjoy the tennis match.” “I feel like it gave me a lot to learn from, and I think I’m taking those tough matches that I lost this season and really learning from them and I guess showing that I’m doing better.” “I found the good serves at the right moments.”

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play in the French Open quarterfinals after each won his fourth round match at Roland Garros.

I’m glad that I didn’t spend too much time on the court myself up to quarterfinals, knowing that playing him in Roland Garros is always a physical battle, along with everything else,” said Djokovic, who beat 15th-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 earlier Sunday and has won all 12 sets he’s played in the tournament. Looking at the larger picture, Nadal’s record 13 championships at Roland Garros are part of his haul of 21 Grand Slam trophies, a record for men. Djokovic leads 30-28, although Nadal has a 7-2 advantage at the French Open.

Rafael Nadal got through a serious test in the French Open's fourth round by edging Felix Auger-Aliassime 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a record 59th ...

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are scheduled to play their fourth-round matches later in the day. He won the title in 2016 and last year, part of his collection of 20 Grand Slam trophies. And if 13-time French Open champion Nadal wins his fourth-round match against Felix Auger-Aliassime later Sunday, the two long-time rivals would meet each other in the quarterfinals. But she hasn’t been a member of the final eight players at any major tournament since losing in the quarterfinals in Paris three years ago. She broke Anisimova six times and now has won 23 of her opponents’ service games through four matches. Five American women made it to the round of 16 at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2003, and three are in action Sunday. Martina Trevisan of Italy has reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the second time in three appearances. Fernandez, the youngest player to win a WTA title in 2022, is seeded 17th at the French Open and will play Martina Trevisan of Italy next. The Canadian made a breakthrough last year at the U.S. Open by making it all the way to the final before losing to Emma Raducanu in a matchup between a pair of unseeded teenagers. Djokovic has made the quarterfinals in Paris 13 years in a row. He fell behind 3-0 in the second set but grabbed seven games in a row to take that set and a 1-0 lead in the third. Two of those three career defeats in Paris came against Djokovic, owner of 20 major titles and two at the French Open. Last year, Djokovic beat Nadal in the semifinals en route to the trophy.

Rafael Nadal came through his first test of the French Open to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime and set up a quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic.

Nadal began to get cheap service games, and he worked a break of his own to get back on level terms in the contest. Auger-Aliassime had not read it, as he found his level from the first set at a time when Nadal’s intensity drifted, and he was able to force a deciding set. As the temperature dropped in Paris, the snap went from Nadal’s groundstrokes. Nadal paid tribute to Auger-Aliassime, as he said: “He did a lot of things well. In contrast, Auger-Aliassime was razor sharp and hungry to chase down everything and return it with interest. “I had to do something different at the end of the match.

The round of 16 for the 2022 French Open will wrap up on Monday with four matches in the women's singles tournament taking place at Roland Garros Stadium.

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Novak Djokovic will take on Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of this year's tournament at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

On June 13, if Djokovic earns the crown and Daniil Medvedev does not make the final, the 35-year-old will extend his stay at World No. 1. Here's a look at some of the reactions: Last year the second week that I had here was just probably the toughest four matches, toughest seven days I had to win any Slam in my career," the defending champion at Roland Garros added. But the World No. 1 is well aware that there is a long way to go in his pursuit of a third Coupe des Mousquetaires. "In the years to come, I was still continuing to play consistently well here. Come Tuesday, and tennis enthusiasts will relive one of the sport's greatest rivalries in the Open era.

The 13-time champion Nadal has only lost three matches at Roland-Garros.

Announcer Mike Breen to miss Celtics-Heat Game 7 after testing positive for COVID-19 Auger-Aliassime, 21, got out to the early lead but Nadal roared back to win the next two sets. Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round earlier Sunday.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet in the Roland Garros quarterfinals on Tuesday. Here's a breakdown of their rivalry by the numbers.

21: After capturing the Australian Open in January, Nadal is the all-time men’s leader with 21 Grand Slam singles titles. He is seeking to extend his record with a 22nd major title, while Djokovic is looking to tie him at 21. Nadal broke in the eighth game of the fifth set and then served it out with a forehand winner into the open court after a short rally. I am glad because I didn’t spend too much time on the court, because it will be physical. The only thing I can guarantee is I’m going to fight until the end, so many thanks.” And the only thing that I can tell you is I’m going to be focused since [Monday], going to try my best as always.

With broadcasters, organisers and the players all at odds with each other, there is no right answer when it comes to Tuesday's order of play.

At night usually in all slams, in all tournaments, the atmosphere is more energetic, more electric, crowd gets into it. “It’s nice to have the full crowd. Obviously, depending on who you play, sometimes it’s favourable to play night; sometimes day. i understands that Amazon are expected to win the battle with France Télévisions, the state-owned broadcaster who have the rest of the rights to the tournament to have Nadal vs Djokovic scheduled in their slot. TV, whether they want your match, day or night,” Djokovic said. “I think that makes a big difference who plays tennis on clay during the night and during the day.”

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

He peppered Nadal with well-timed drop shots, he continued to look for forehands to dominate with and he was supreme at the net. From the player who would run out of ideas in his early exchanges against the big players, here he continually searched for solutions and often found them. Just as it seemed that Nadal was in control, however, he inexplicably started the fourth set with a flurry of unforced errors. Nadal then rode all of his momentum to a two sets to one lead. He watched on as, after the elation of Real Madrid’s Champions League win that Nadal attended, on an extremely cold afternoon Nadal started the match out of sorts. Rafael Nadal has played 112 tennis matches at Roland Garros over the course of his career and he has somehow lost just three times on these courts.

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Rudd is the favorite with -170 odds over Hurkacz who is installed at +140. Tsitsipas has -475 odds to win and is the largest favorite of the day’s games. 6:30 a.m. ET Luckily, there will be replays throughout the day because the time difference has the action starting super early.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has reached his record 16th career Roland Garros quarterfinal and could find a familiar foe across the net next: Rafael Nadal.

Djokovic, the world No. 1, and Nadal, the 13-time French Open champion, will continue their epic rivalry on Tuesday in the quarterfinal at Roland Garros.

As Auger-Aliassime, pumped his fist after clinching the first set, 6-3, Nadal spent an extra few seconds working the line with his foot, taking an extra moment seemingly to prepare for the challenging places this match was going. Djokovic managed the challenge, making Schwartzman seem like a sparring partner who forced Djokovic to run and stay on the court long enough — a little more than two hours — but not too long. Nadal had no such concerns, though he struggled from the start of the chilly and breezy evening. Too cold and too damp, which makes the clay stick to balls, giving them the feel of heavy rocks on his racket. He was detained at the border and deported after government officials deemed his stance against vaccinations a threat to public health. Djokovic has tried to spearhead an independent players organization, the Professional Tennis Players Association, which he launched with a handful of other players in 2020. Nadal, who largely ended his 2021 season after the French Open because of a chronic foot injury, said finishing his career with the most major championships mattered little to him. Even more, it is a clash of two men whose personalities and trajectories, especially over the past year, have pushed them into different realms of the sport and public consciousness. On the court, they have captured each other’s most treasured possessions. Djokovic has refused to get vaccinated and questioned established science. Just a number. They have played each other 58 times, with Djokovic holding a 30-28 edge.

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It looked like Nadal's bid here at Roland Garros was starting to slip away from him, but then he took charge, storming the next two sets. But Nadal wasn't ready to slip away into the shadows. Then there's the swipe of the hair, the tug on the shorts, the 14 or so bounces of the ball and the serve. If he were to lose, it would be a less painful loss because the player I work with would win, but I don't like to deceive anyone." Here at Roland-Garros, there's the addition of three taps on his shoes to remove the dusty clay -- first the right shoe, then left, then right again. Auger-Aliassime broke him twice to make it 3-1, and then 5-1, and took the first set. On Sunday on Philippe-Chatrier, he walked out to an incredible reception from the crowd. Just like in Melbourne, expectations around Nadal were lower than usual heading into Paris. But once Nadal was seen practicing on the clay, all the usual trademarks we've come to know from him were there. But then came a passing shot at the net, and the hop, skip and three fist pumps, and everything was back to normal. He went on to take the Mexican Open, and with Djokovic's schedule unclear at that stage, and Roger Federer absent, it looked like it'd be the year of Nadal. But across the next fortnight he stretched ahead of the rest to secure his 21st Grand Slam title. He returned for the Madrid Open and ran into a Carlos Alcaraz-sized wall in the quarterfinals.

After Djokovic cruised, Nadal labored to a five-set win, setting up a clash in the quarterfinals.

At that point, he later explained to a French broadcaster, he could take no more and had to leave to watch the conclusion on television. He produced huge serves time and again to fend off 16 of the 22 break points he faced. The victor’s next challenge could prove equally daunting: a potential semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz, the Spanish teen who beat Nadal and Djokovic in succession to win the recent Madrid Open on clay. After leveling at one set apiece, Nadal rounded into form in the third set, pummeling Auger-Aliassime with forehand blasts again and again. He has yet to concede a set in the first four rounds. Nadal didn’t cite the rib he cracked during a tournament in March and made only passing reference to “a tough process” with his foot, alluding to chronic pain in his surgically repaired left one.

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I’m glad that I didn’t spend too much time on the court myself up to quarterfinals, knowing that playing him in Roland Garros is always a physical battle, along with everything else,” said Djokovic, who beat 15th-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 earlier Sunday and has won all 12 sets he’s played in the tournament. Looking at the larger picture, Nadal’s record 13 championships at Roland Garros are part of his haul of 21 Grand Slam trophies, a record for men. Djokovic leads 30-28, although Nadal has a 7-2 advantage at the French Open.

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I would not give him more than two or three years to play tennis.” “I went through a tough process again with my foot. “I am in the quarter finals of Roland-Garros,” Nadal said.

Alcaraz has already played two-night sessions at this year's Roland Garros and could face a third when he tackles Alexander Zverev for a place in the ...

It's not going to be an easy thing for me to play at 9:30 at night with no sunlight, with no Heat , and 8 degrees. "Honestly, it wouldn't seem fair to me. Nadal and Djokovic have played a one-night session apiece. "If I play a third time in the evening, honestly it seems unfair to me," he concluded. Alcaraz has already played two-night sessions at this year's Roland Garros and could face a third when he tackles Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals. Alcaraz has already played two-night sessions at this year's Roland Garros and could face a third when he tackles Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.

On Sunday, Leylah Fernandez, Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz all made it through to the quarterfinals. And each has potential to go much further.

I'm still young, I still have a lot to show to the people, to the public, so that they can just enjoy the tennis match." But getting to the quarters won't exactly be easy for either of them. He beat Sebastian Korda, the last man to have beaten him this season, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round and had little trouble with No. 21 seed Karen Khachanov on Sunday: While all eyes are on whom Alcaraz could potentially meet in the semifinals -- Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, heard of them? Fernandez stunned the world with what seemed to be a come-from-nowhere run at the US Open in 2021. And no matter what happens for Fernandez this week, she will improve to a career-high ranking. Since then, Alcaraz has been on fire with four titles this season, including two at the Masters 1000 level. "I still have that mindset I'm the underdog. Obviously, I have to go back and watch that match and see what I can learn from it." "I think a lot of people expected a lot from me in that match. Since then, she has won two WTA singles titles (and four in doubles) and had the best major result of her career last year at Roland Garros by reaching the quarterfinals. "I really am just enjoying the tournament, enjoying life," Gauff said about her new attitude.