Novak Djokovic will be favourite to reach his 27th Grand Slam final when he faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open semis on Friday but what had been a smooth path through the draw has suddenly got a little rocky.
After his humiliating disqualification in the U.S. Open fourth round when he inadvertently struck a ball in frustration into the throat of a line judge, Djokovic’s French Open campaign has been remarkably uneventful.
Djokovic, bidding for a second French Open and 18th Grand Slam title, still reached his 38th major semi-final relatively comfortably but for a set and a half against the obdurate Spaniard he struggled physically. “I think Novak’s injury is a big worry,” former French Open champion Mats Wilander, a Eurosport analyst, said. “It’s a legitimate injury and if he doesn’t get a good start then that could be a problem.”
After a stuttering start in Paris when he trailed Spain’s Jaume Munar by two sets, Tsitsipas has been blemish-free, winning 15 consecutive sets although one was not completed after Aljaz Bedene retired injured in the third round.
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