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Novak Djokovic is a big outsider heading into his French Open quarter-final against world No 1 Jannik Sinner, but tennis legend John McEnroe has served up an alternative narrative around how the match might play out.

Sinner has been in sensational form throughout the two weeks at Roland Garros, with his ball striking and consistency allowing him to blow away any opponent that has been placed in front of him.

Sinner has beaten Djokovic in their last three meetings, but McEnroe believes the script could be different this time if the 38-year-old can unsettle his youthful rival.

It may seem illogical to suggest that the veteran Djokovic’s hopes of beating Sinner would have a better chance of winning if the match is extended into a fifth set, but that is the verdict from McEnroe.

Sinner missed three months of tennis due to a doping suspension, with McEnroe giving this verdict on one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the year to TNT Sports.

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“Believe it or not, I think that if it went to five sets, I would favour Novak, even though he’s older,” said McEnroe.

“Sinner hasn’t played that much for a while. I think there’s a little bit of a question mark of how he would hold up physically and mentally, having not played a lot of matches, which is pretty amazing to say that if you think about it, when one guy’s 38 and the other guy’s 23.

“He’s not going to be easy to deal with; I can promise you that. He knows that he’s got a limited amount of chances left, I’m guessing unless he’s Superman. Maybe he is. But Sinner’s going to be more aggressive than Zverev. He’s not going to take it.

“Sometimes when you watched Carlos play Tommy Paul, you could say Tommy Paul’s not 100%, so play it safer. But actually what these guys do is play bigger – bigger because you have to make these super fast movements because they’re hitting it so hard.

“And that actually is another way to break someone down. So I think Sinner’s gonna come out trying to play that way and see if Novak can stay with him.”

McEnroe also offered up his views on Carlos Alcaraz’s semi-final with Lorenzo Musetti, as he predicted the defending champion will face a bigger test than his last match, when he demolished American Tommy Paul.

“Carlos played incredible against Paul, but I think that Musetti is doing everything he possibly can,” added McEnroe.

“He’s fitter than ever. He’s more comfortable at net. He’s able to use his, he’s got great hands and skills.

“It’s a little bit like him and Zverev are the farthest back of any top players. And that usually means if you’re playing the best of the best, you’re gonna be doing more running. So I think he showed that Carlos will be able to step forward more and I think he’s gonna need to do more of that.

“Musetti was here four years ago. He got two against Novak and he ran out of gas. And then last year, it looked like he had him. They played until three in the morning. It was crazy. He’s getting closer

“He’s better than he’s ever been but so is Carlos. That’s the problem. It’ll be interesting to see Musetti does try to do different things and be more aggressive. That’s not easy to do against Carlos because he still hits it so big.”

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Iga Swiatek’s reign as the queen of Roland Garros has come to an end, with Aryna Sabalenka inflicting a 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-0 defeat on her rival in a compelling semi-final.

Sabalenka will now get a chance to confirm her status as Swiatek’s successor as the new dominant force in women’s tennis when she plays in her first French Open final on Sunday.

The defeat for Swiatek confirms her shocking slide down the WTA Rankings, with the 2,000 points she won at Roland Garros last year dropping off her total.

It means she is on course to slide down to No 7 when the rankings are updated on Monday, ending a long spell in the top four of the women’s rankings for the five-time Grand Slam champion.

That dip in ranking will have an impact on Swiatek’s hopes in upcoming tournaments, as she could face Sabalenka as early as the quarter-final if she is seeded No 7 for Wimbledon.

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This win ensured Sabalenka became the first player to reach the final in three consecutive women’s singles Grand Slam events (US Open 2024, Australian and French Open 2025) since Serena Williams (Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon 2016).

She also became the third player in the 2000s to reach multiple singles Grand Slam finals for three or more consecutive years after Venus Williams (2000-2003) and Serena Williams (2008-2010).

The bigger concern for Swiatek must be the impact this loss will have on her already fragile self-belief, with former French Open finalist Alex Corretja telling TNT Sports that he was impressed by the quality served up by Swiatek and Sabalenka.

“It was amazing, the way they were playing. It was fast,” said Corretja.

“The conditions were difficult for both, but I was amazed they both kept their focus and momentum. In the third, I’m not sure if Aryna was going to be OK, but she cruised it. It was difficult for Iga to adapt.

“The beginning of the match was difficult for Iga and she was making too many mistakes. I think the conditions benefitting Aryna, heavier with no wind that she could hit through. She then got more stable and the second set changed completely.

“Iga lost a little bit of her DNA in the third set. I feel like Iga has been working hard to become an aggressive player which is very good for her when she faces Rybakina or Sabalenka who have so much power.

“She also needs to stay solid. She seems a little bit rushed and she’s maybe going for shots she’s not comfortable with. So she needs to do both because there were too many unforced errors.

“It’s not easy because she has been so solid and won four times here but realised she needed to add something else. I think she will find it but it takes a little while to understand how to play without losing her identity.

“It was a good tournament for her to come back and do well, but she was the defending champion. Aryna is showing why she is number one in the world right now.”

Swiatek will now head into a grass court swing where she has traditionally struggled, with questions over her coaching set up and so many elements of her game now likely to come under the microscope as she prepares to restart her faltering career.

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Iga Swiatek’s reign as French Open champion has come to an end and one brutal statistic will hurt more than any other.

Aryna Sabalenka will play in her first Roland Garros final on Saturday after a 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-0 win against her biggest rival and this match confirmed Swiatek’s demise is now complete.

The Polish star has won the French Open title four times over the last five years and when she retained her crown in Paris last June, it seemed as if her dominance would continue for years to come.

Yet she has failed to win a tournament since that fifth Grand Slam title success and now her reign as the queen of Roland Garros has been ended by the player who has replaced her as the dominant force in women’s tennis.

The final set scoreline will have stung for Swiatek, as she was famous for winning 6-0 sets against her rivals when she was in her prime.

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Now she is the player accepting that punishment, with Sabalenka becoming the first woman to win a 6-0 set against Swiatek on Court Philippe Chatrier in what felt like a significant moment in the careers of two players heading in opposite directions.

“I’m thrilled. It was an incredible match,” said Sabalenka. “Tricky in the beginning. Super glad I found my serve.

“The third set, oh my god. To win a set against Iga 6-0 on the clay. It’s like something out of mind. I’m super happy right now, but the job isn’t done. I will make sure to bring my best tennis and best fighting spirit on Saturday.”

“Honestly it feels incredible, but I also understand the job is not done yet.

“I’m just thrilled with my performance today and with the win. The atmosphere in the stadium, thank you so much. It makes us feel amazing, so thank you.

“Iga [Swiatek] is the toughest opponent, especially on the clay and at Roland Garros. I’m proud that I was able to get this win. It was a tough match, it was tricky, but I managed it somehow and I’m super proud right now.

“I’m glad that I found my serve [in the third set]. It was a bit easier with the serve. What can I say, 6-0 – it couldn’t be much more perfect than that!”

Sabalenka will now look to confirm her status as the new queen of women’s tennis by winning her first Roland Garros title on Saturday, with the questions mounting for Swiatek after this latest defeat.

The Pole would have hoped that returning to the Roland Garros stage she has made her own would see the switch flick inside her and her best tennis to rise back to the surface.

Instead, she crumbled once again when Sabalenka applied the pressure in the third set, with this latest collapse adding to numerous shock setbacks over the last year.

Swiatek’s blip in form in now clearly a much more serious issue and we wait to see how this great champion responds to the biggest slide she has suffered in her career.

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Alexander Zverev expressed his surprise at the fact some have written Novak Djokovic off as he labelled the tennis icon “underrated” after the pair’s French Open clash.

Djokovic delivered a stellar performance to earn a decisive 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Zverev in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros.

The 38-year-old has been viewed by some as an outsider for the French Open title, although Zverev disagreed with the suggestion the Serbian could ever be a “black horse” ahead of the quarter-final.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion has lost his opening match at four tournaments this year, but he arrived in Paris in form after securing his 100th career title at the Geneva Open.

Djokovic, who won his most recent major at the 2023 US Open, was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open in January and a runner-up at Wimbledon last year.

In his press conference, Zverev was asked if he expected Djokovic to be able to play in the way he did for three hours and 17 minutes.

“What do you want me to say? He’s won 24 of these things,” replied the world No 3.

“Yes, I expected him to be able to play like this. I have not seen him play like this this year yet.

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“I think it was a very, very high level from him. It was, at some point, difficult for me. In the first set, when the sun wasn’t completely down, there was still some heat on the court. I felt like I could still hit some winners and do some damage with my serve.

“Then later on, when it got really really cold, I couldn’t really do much. I, at some point, felt like I didn’t know how to win a point from the baseline against him.

“I thought he was having solutions to a lot of things I was doing. Credit to him. He played better than me today.”

Zverev then addressed whether the tennis world is underappreciating what Djokovic is achieving at the age of 38.

“Yeah, I think at the moment he’s a bit underrated, to be honest,” said the German. “Funny that you say that.

“I think a lot of people count him out already. This year, he’s had a win over Alcaraz at the Australian Open and he’s had a win over me at the French Open. Forget the age, I think for any player those are pretty good results.

“Of course, you’d have to ask him how he feels physically and how he will recover… if he’ll be 100% for the next match, because I do think it was quite a physical match for both of us.

“But he’s still beating the best of the best, so I think everybody needs to respect that.”

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Carlos Alcaraz is on course for a showdown against world No 1 Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s Roland Garros final, with leading coach Patrick Mouratoglou suggesting the Spaniard is the only player who intimidates the dominant Italian.

Alcaraz and Sinner have been the stand-out players in Paris this year, as they have lived up to their billing in impressive fashion in the opening rounds of the tournament.

Now defending champion Alcaraz needs to get past Lorenzo Musetti to book his place in the final once again, while Sinner needs to beat Novak Djokovic to seal his spot.

With the odds on the ‘Big 2’ clashing on Sunday narrowing, Mouratoglou has given her verdict on what to expect, as he suggested Alcaraz’s win against Sinner in the Italian Open final earlier this month could be crucial to what comes next in Paris.

“It’s the new rivalry everyone’s talking about, and for good reason. It wears two names: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz,” said Mouratoglou on a LinkedIn post.

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“Jannik is in the semifinals of Roland-Garros, without dropping a single set. Carlos is also in the final four, back to his explosive best. The rivalry is building, and it’s becoming something very special.

“Right now, only one player seems to have the key to beating Sinner and that’s Alcaraz. The reverse isn’t true. Alcaraz has beaten Sinner in their last four matches.

“Sinner dominates most players. Why? Because he gives them nothing. He’s mentally strong, consistent, and has no real weaknesses to target.
When players face Sinner, they don’t know what to do. You can feel the resignation. That fear. He reminds me of what Rafael Nadal used to impose at Roland-Garros: when you stepped on court against him, deep down, you knew you were going to lose.

“Alcaraz? He’s different. Earlier this season, he wasn’t quite there mentally. Too many unforced errors. No rhythm. He was winning, but far from his best level, maybe at 50 or 60% of it.

“Now? He’s back to 100%. Inspired. Confident. Free. And the win over Sinner in the Rome final changed everything. That victory triggered a switch. Since then, he’s looked like a Grand Slam favorite again.

“This rivalry could define the next decade of men’s tennis. And I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet. Can’t wait to see how the next chapter unfolds in Paris.”

Former British No 1 Tim Henman gave Tennis365 his verdict on the Alcaraz vs Sinner battle, as he spoke to us inside the TNT Sports studio at Roland Garros.

“I think Carlos is the favourite,” Henman told Tennis365. “You look at the clay court tournaments he’s played and his results are impressive.

“He won Monte Carlo, reached the final in Barcelona and he won in Rome, beating Sinner in straight sets in the final.

“He’s won here, defending champion, he’s playing well and the only issue for me with Alcaraz is these dips in focus he seems to have in matches occasionally.

“You can get away with that against the lower-ranked players and come back and find a way to win, but you can’t do that when you get to play the top players in the world and that’s the area Alcaraz needs to iron out of his game.

“When you are having these lapses of concentration in matches against the lower-ranked played, you are increasing the chances of them happening at the end of the tournament.

“So he needs to ingrain these good habits. If he has those dips against a player like Jannik Sinner in the final, Sinner will take advantage.

“When you compare him to Sinner, he doesn’t have those dips. He is relentless in his ball striking.

“Sinner is looking fantastic and while we know Alcaraz gives him different problems, Carlos needs to play at his best to beat him.”

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John McEnroe has revealed he is “very impressed” with French sensation Lois Boisson as he labelled her run at the 2025 French Open a “dream story.”

Boisson has stunned the tennis world by reaching the semi-finals at her home Grand Slam as a wildcard, having started the event ranked 361st in the world.

The 22-year-old downed 24th seed Elise Mertens in the opening round before seeing off Anhelina Kalinina and Elsa Jacquemot in her following two matches.

The Frenchwoman then upset third seed Jessica Pegula 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a dramatic last 16 encounter.

In the quarter-finals, Boisson pulled off another shock as she defeated world No 6 Mirra Andreeva 7-6(6), 6-3 with an amazing display on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Having been the 24th highest-ranked French woman prior to her run, Boisson will remarkably become the French No 1 when the WTA Rankings update.

Speaking on TNT Sports, McEnroe gave his verdict on Boisson’s French Open heroics and highlighted her physical strength as a major asset.

“I’m very impressed. I mean, I’d never heard of her until this tournament and I’ve only seen her play the last couple rounds,” said the former world No 1.

“I’ve heard about the injury, she missed a lot of time. Her ranking is like 360, I’m sure that is something to do with the injury.

“I’ll tell you one thing, she looks like she’s spent a lot of time in the gym when she was hurt ’cause she looks very physically strong and fit. And to me, that ended up being the difference against this teenager Andreeva.

“She just looked like the grown up, the stronger of the two, and I think that really paid off, ’cause obviously it was a rollercoaster of a match in terms of the score. It could have gone either way.

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“Boisson, this is like a dream story. I mean are you kidding me? This is crazy. Is she even that known in France?”

The American icon also shared his thoughts on Andreeva losing her composure in the second set and firing a ball into the crowd in frustration.

“I liked that, at least she was into it,” McEnroe said. “But if you get frustrated it’s one thing, if the level of your game drops, there’s a way to do that where you try to… I’ve gotta be honest, I did that a few times in my career (hit a ball in frustration), maybe a few hundred.

“So I’m not gonna look at that and be like, ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe she hit a ball into the stands!’. I can’t believe how well and even tempered most of the players are and how they’re able to compose themselves on the court! That’s always amazed me, especially now.

“And when you’ve got a crowd that everyone’s against, and you’re 18 years old trying to sort of hit the big time, that’s a tough pill to swallow.”

Former world No 4 Tim Henman also weighed in on Boisson: “Boisson, she took out the third seed Jess Pegula, she had to back it up. She was against Mirra Andreeva and she did back it up. And I think that really speaks volumes to her attitude. They gave her a huge lift.”

Boisson will face world No 2 and 2023 US Open winner Coco Gauff in the semi-finals.

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Jannik Sinner continued his imperious 2025 French Open title charge as he dismantled Alexander Bublik with a ruthless display in the quarter-finals.

The world No 1, who is yet to drop a set in his Roland Garros run, steamrolled 62nd-ranked Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 in an hour and 49 minutes.

Sinner broke the big-serving Bublik six times and saved the only two break points he faced. The Italian has not dropped serve since his opening round match against Arthur Rinderknech.

After his latest dominant win, Sinner said: “Well, we played already a couple of times before, so we know a little but what to expect. But you know the way with him, you never know what’s happening.

“I feel like he deserves to be in the quarter-finals, he beat very, very tough players. So I just tried to stay focused from my side of the court and just tried to play as solid as possible because he can have some slightly ups and downs.

“So I just tried to stay consistent throughout the match, I’m trying to serve very well in important moments, which I’ve done.

“So yeah, it was a good performance from my side because it’s also a bit windy and breezy, so things can be very complicated. Today, I warmed up with the roof closed because it was raining, then the sun came out, so a lot of different challenges on court, but I’m very happy.”

“We work a lot on having a good balance with my body, but against these kind of players, you have to be very consistent because if you make a lot of mistakes, it’s already a game where if we both serve very well, there are not so many rallies, so I tried to get rhythm with the rallies.

“But again, very happy with how I arrived to the semis, semi-finals in Grand Slams are very special. So I’m looking forward to it and let’s see what’s coming.”

Asked if he changes his racket tension to adjust to conditions, Sinner explained: “We always have some discussions with my team, I never really change the tension because I feel like I have a good feel with it so I don’t want to mess around as much.

“There are players, they change always, every day, but again, it shows that everyone is different. I just try to give the best I can, 100%, staying there with the right attitude, the mindset.”

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Sinner has now won 19 consecutive Grand Slam matches — a streak that, as well as his five Roland Garros wins, features his title runs at the 2025 Australian Open and the 2024 US Open.

The 23-year-old is the youngest man to win that many successive matches at majors since Rafael Nadal in 2008.

Nadal triumphed at the French Open and Wimbledon in 2008 before his Grand Slam streak ended with a US Open semi-final defeat.

Sinner is also the third youngest male player to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open and the French Open in back-to-back years after Jim Courier and Mats Wilander.

The Italian star will face either Alexander Zverev or Novak Djokovic in what promises to be a blockbuster semi-final clash.

Asked if he will watch the quarter-final between Zverev and Djokovic, the three-time Grand Slam champion said: “I think we will all a little bit watch, for sure.

“But in the other way, I also try to switch off my head because on Grand Slams, you are there always mentally and two weeks are very long events.

“I just try to go for dinner, trying to relax, trying to recover. It’s going to be a great match the next one, hopefully I will be ready. We all hope for a high-quality match, that’s what the fans want.”

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Mats Wilander and Tim Henman have reacted to Lois Boisson’s sensational upset win against Mirra Andreeva at the 2025 French Open.

French wildcard Boisson produced the performance of her career to down sixth-ranked Andreeva 7-6(6), 6-3 in the quarter-finals at the Paris Grand Slam.

While Boisson stunned world No 3 Jessica Pegula in three sets in the last 16, her latest win was arguably her most impressive yet given Andreeva’s immense talent and clay-court pedigree.

The 22-year-old was ranked 361st prior to the tournament, and she is the first wildcard to reach the semi-finals of the French Open women’s singles event in the Open Era.

Boisson will take on world No 2 and 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff in the last four at Roland Garros on Thursday.

Speaking on TNT Sports, three-time French Open champion Wilander made some big statements about Boisson’s level and her chances against Gauff.

“She was absolutely brilliant. Technically, when you watch her play, she is really good,” assessed the Swede.

“Her forehand is incredibly strong — she puts more spin on it than the average top 50 man, which takes serious strength, and she has it. She runs and moves unbelievably well. She has a beautiful, sliced backhand, she can hit aces, and she quite literally has the whole game.

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“You wonder whether it’s just injuries that have held her back, or if it’s more of a mental thing. Hopefully, this performance will give her the confidence she needs, because to me, she’s a top 20 player on any surface.

“I think it’s perfect for her [playing again tomorrow], she’s riding a wave. At normal tournaments you play every day, normally there or four days in a row if you do well. So, I think it’s perfect.

“I actually think she has a really good shot at beating Coco Gauff — because she was not that great today either.”

Henman, a former world No 4, highlighted the injury nightmare Boisson endured to get to this year’s French Open and hailed her latest display.

“It’s just been an incredible story, this fortnight. After an ACL injury last year, she was out of the equation — and the game — for nine months,” said the Brit.

“The way she’s come back and followed up the Jessica Pegula victory was remarkable. I thought, emotionally and technically, she wasn’t going to get close to winning this match, but she’s just been incredible.

“She handled it amazingly well. To come up against Andreeva in this environment was impressive. The way she competed was a phenomenal effort — mentally, physically, and technically.

“She’s straight into the semi-finals tomorrow, and that could actually work in her favour.”

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French sensation Lois Boisson delivered a stunning display to upset Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals of the 2025 French Open.

The 22-year-old wildcard prevailed 7-6(6), 6-3 against world No 6 Andreeva on Court Philippe-Chatrier to continue her fairytale Roland Garros run.

Boisson twice battled back from a break down and saved a set point before taking a thrilling opening set on a tiebreak.

The Frenchwoman fell 0-3 down in the second set, but won the next six games to seal a remarkable victory over the 18-year-old Russian star.

In her on-court interview, Boisson said: “It was unbelievable, it was amazing to feel supported like this. I have no words to describe that feeling.

“Whatever the situation last year and difficult moments we went through, it’s unbelievable to come from there, but it’s also thanks to my team who supported me. It’s thanks to all of us, really.

“Well, I think I ran a bit too much because I was so tense. It was difficult to hit the ball from the racket. I fought hard. The first set was very intense and at the beginning of the second set, I was really tired. But in the end, I managed to recover and to finish as I did.

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“Well, I’m going to try and recover, see the physios, there’s six physios in my box. So I have plenty of choice.”

Boisson missed the 2024 French Open after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury a week before the tournament.

She is the first player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of the French Open women’s singles event as a wildcard.

At the age of 22 years and nine days, Boisson has become the youngest French women’s semi-finalist at a Grand Slam since former world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo at Wimbledon in 1999.

Boisson was ranked 361st at the start of the tournament — and she has soared an incredible 296 places to a projected new career-high of 65th with the 780 points earned for reaching the last four.

It is the biggest ranking jump from a Grand Slam run since Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier. Raducanu rose 127 places from 150th to 23rd for her incredible triumph.

Boisson will face world No 2 Coco Gauff in the semi-finals on Thursday.

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Novak Djokovic is set to face his biggest test at Roland Garros when he takes on Alexander Zverev in what will be a fascinating quarter-final showdown.

The 24-time Grand Slam-winning legend is chasing another major title that would see him move ahead of Margaret Court in the all-time list of major winners.

Yet the Serbian is not the force he once was and his former coach has predicted his German compatriot Zverev may be the favourite to win their showdown at Roland Garros.

“Novak Djokovic is only still playing tennis because he wants to win Grand Slam tournaments,” Becker told TNT Sports.

“The magical number of 25 is in the air, of course, which is why he’s probably most dangerous at Grand Slams.

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“Sascha Zverev is perhaps physically the strongest player still competing. He loves the long matches, he loves the challenges. But you win the big matches in your head and not in your legs!

“Now I have to admit that Roland-Garros is a very physical tournament where you have to push yourself to your physical limits for three to four hours. Zverev has an advantage over Djokovic in that respect. But we’ll see what will be decisive in the end.

“Djokovic comes from the generation of Federer and Nadal, where mind games were sometimes decisive for a match. The younger players like Sinner, Alcaraz and Zverev are a bit more relaxed about it. But Novak will do everything he can and mobilise all his resources to win this match.

“It it comes down to physical fitness I would definitely favour Sascha Zverev. He’s the younger and fitter player.

“Of course, you also need mental strength in the fifth set, but above all you need air and fresh legs. He likes playing against Djokovic and has beaten him many times – most recently at the Australian Open, however, due to an injury.

“Compared to Djokovic’s record against almost all other players, Sascha is in a good position. He doesn’t mind playing against the legend, but reality is on the court.

“I still have to feel it, maybe I need to witness the first or second set. Then a feeling like that can develop better.

“For now, I think it’s 50:50. On paper, Sascha might be the slight favourite, but the matches have to be played first – and Djokovic will have a say in that.”

Djokovic was forced to retire from his Australian Open semi-final against Zverev in January due to an injury, with the German insisting he now expected to face peak Novak in their last eight clash in Paris.

“I mean, the guy won 24 Grand Slams. He’s never gonna be a black horse,” said Zverev, amid suggestions that he is the favourite to beat Djokovic on clay.

“He definitely knows how to play tennis. He definitely knows what it means to be on a big stage and play big matches. There’s no doubt about that.

“For me, Carlos (Alcaraz) is the favourite. I would say the next three in line are Jannik (Sinner), myself, and Novak. I still believe that.

“I still believe that in tennis and experience, Novak is up there with us. I think from now on, I have the toughest draw in the tournament. So I’m looking forward to the battles ahead. I’m looking forward to playing the best in the world.”

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