Asked earlier in the tournament about that “pretty good lefty in your quarter of the draw,” Djokovic played dumb and joked: “I don’t know who you are talking about.”Īlso on their half of the bracket: No. They have played each other 58 times already, more than any two other men in the Open era, and No.59 might come next week. READ MORE: Panthers knock fairytale Cowboys down a pegīoth the top-seeded Djokovic, who beat Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 on Friday and now takes on 15th-seeded Diego Schwartzman, and Nadal have won all nine sets they've played on the red clay of Paris so far. READ MORE: Tennis star wins after making child cry in 'horrible' act On the horizon is the prospect that if Nadal wins, he could find yet another familiar face in the stadium for the quarterfinals: defending champion Novak Djokovic.ĪS IT HAPPENED: Broncos stun Titans in comeback win “But nobody - Toni, Fred or me - has the answers," he said.
Open semifinalist who advanced Friday by defeating Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2), 7-5. We all know,” said Auger-Aliassime, a 2021 U.S. Not too many unknowns about Rafael at this point, not at age 35, not after so many years on tour. "But honestly, for me, it’s zero problem.”Īuger-Aliassime, meanwhile, resolved one little bit of intrigue, saying that he expected Uncle Toni to sit in a neutral spot in the stands, rather than being forced to choose between one player's guest box or the other.Īs for what sort of insights Toni might reveal about his former player to his current one, Auger-Aliassime smiled. Now he’s helping another player," he said. I know what the feelings are that we have between each other.
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I don't think he will be able to want me to lose, without a doubt, but he’s a professional and he’s with another player,” said the fifth-seeded Nadal, who has dealt with chronic foot pain and a rib injury this season but also won the Australian Open in January. Nadal shook his head and said he already had spoken to Toni straight after beating 26th-seeded Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday. Rafael Nadal faces his former mentor and uncle next.
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