World No.1 Novak Djokovic is into the French Open semifinals for the 10th time in his career, but his body didn't make it easy for him.
Appearing to be affected by neck and arm injuries in the early stages of his quarterfinal match against Pablo Carreno Busta, Djokovic dug deep to overcome the Spaniard 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday.In what was a rematch of the meeting between the pair at the US Open last month where Djokovic was disqualified for hitting a line judge with a ball, the Serbian grimaced as he lost the first set, making an uncharacteristic 16 unforced errors.
"Having had some attention from his physio -- and after eating some dates -- Djokovic looked more comfortable, eventually battling to victory after three hours and 10 minutes.His win sees the 17-time grand slam winner into the last four of a Grand Slam for the 38th time."These four tournaments, the four grand slams matter the most probably in tennis history. [They are] the most popular tennis events in the world.
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