Who among these did rafael nadal beat in the quarter finals of the 2022 french open?

In a match that Rafael Nadal had warned might be his last at the French Open, he dispatched longtime rival Novak Djokovic to reach the semifinals, two match wins from a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title. Nadal ousted the top-ranked Serb 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a night match that ended after 1 a.m. in Paris. On his 36th birthday on Friday, he gets No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, who upset Nadal’s 19-year-old countryman Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7) earlier Tuesday. The Nadal-Zverev winner will likely be the favorite in Sunday’s final given the top two seeds in the other half of the draw lost in the round of 16. “To win against Novak, there is only one way,” said Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in the 2021 French Open semifinals. “It’s to play at your best since the first point ’til the last, no? Tonight has been one of these magic nights for me. Unexpected level.” FRENCH OPEN DRAWS: Men | Women | TV Schedule After Alcaraz was eliminated, it became clear that the Nadal-Djokovic winner would become the title favorite. Nadal narrowed the margin in their rivalry — the most prolific in men’s tennis in the Open Era — to 30-29 in favor of Djokovic. Nadal, though he won the Australian Open in January in Djokovic’s absence, came into this tournament as an underdog behind Djokovic and Alcaraz. A foot injury that first bothered him in 2005 — when he won his first French Open title at age 19 — has become an increasing problem and impacted his lead-up to Roland Garros. He fai...

Rafael Nadal had a medical timeout at the end of the second set and looked in discomfort for much of the match Wimbledon 2022 on the BBC Venue: All England Club Dates: 27 June-10 July Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. Rafael Nadal fought through injury to come from behind to beat Taylor Fritz and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. It keeps Nadal's bid for a calendar Grand Slam on track and sets up a semi-final against Nick Kyrgios. Nadal, who had strapping on his abdomen in his previous match, was bothered by the same issue again. The first question he faced after the forehand winner that sealed victory, in a match that at one point he looked like he might not be able to finish, was 'how did you do that?' It was the one on anyone's lips who witnessed the events on an enthralled Centre Court. "I don't know," the 36-year-old said. "The body in general is fine, but in the abdominal [area] something is not going well, being honest. I had to find a way to serve a little bit different. "For a lot of moments I was thinking I would not be able to finish the match but the crowd, the energy, thanks for that." • Live scores, results and order of play • Listen to the latest Wimbledon Daily podcast • Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phone Nadal's fighting spirit gets him through Nadal, who was in sublime form in his previous two matches, had got off to a good start with a break in the openi...

Summary • Novak Djokovic beats Casper Ruud 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 7-5 to lift French Open title • It is a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title for Djokovic, breaking tie with Rafael Nadal • Victory also sees Djokovic regain world number one ranking • Djokovic becomes first man to win all four majors at least three times • Fourth seed Ruud has now lost all three major finals he has contested

In 2005, Rafael Nadal ascended to the top of the French Open mountain. Exactly 17 years later, the fashion style has changed, the haircut has changed and numerous injuries have been navigated, but he's still right there on top of that mountain. The "King of Clay" lived up to his title once again, overwhelming Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to win his 14th career French Open title and 22nd career Grand Slam. King of Clay x 14 👑 After a comfortable hold and a break to start, it looked like Nadal would cruise through the first round, but Ruud came back with a break of his own to get back on serve. Nadal, though, broke Ruud for a second time in two tries and did indeed cruise from there. Nadal fell behind by a break early in the second set and would trail 3-1. Then, in a not-so-stunning turn of events, given his history at Roland Garros, Nadal would not lose another game. He stormed back in dominant fashion in the second set, winning five consecutive games to win the set 6-3. Throughout the match, Nadal made Ruud pay for missing first serves, and that was especially evident in the second set, when Nadal won nine of 12 points off Ruud's second serve. The set ended on Ruud's first double-fault of the match. The Spaniard was truly unrelenting in the third set, and Ruud was clearly worn down and out of answers, as so many have been before against Nadal at Roland Garros. The match mercifully ended on a blistering Nadal winner down the line, and Nadal put his head in his hands as the wei...

Nadal will play Alexander Zverev in the French Open semi-finals after beating Djokovic French Open 2022 Dates: 22 May-5 June Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Coverage: Live text and radio commentaries of selected matches across BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website and app Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic agreed their French Open quarter-final started too late after the four-hour match ended at 01:15 in Paris [00:15 BST]. Asked if it was too late to be playing, Nadal said: "It is without a doubt. I understand television pays a lot of money but we need to find a balance." Djokovic added: "Broadcasters say it's going to be night match, day match. They give the money. They decide." Spanish fifth seed Nadal, going for a record-extending 14th men's singles title at Roland Garros, won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 (7-4) against Serbia's Djokovic. Despite the late finish to Nadal's win over Djokovic and temperatures dropping to about 10C, few fans decided to leave Court Philippe-Chatrier and many of those who stayed were wrapped up in blankets. The clay-court Grand Slam introduced night sessions for the 2021 tournament, although they were not fully open to fans because of coronavirus restrictions in France. The night matches are shown on Amazon Prime in France and have started at 20:45 local time. Nadal's win over Djokovic was the second-latest finish in French Open history, falling 11 minutes short of the 2020 quarter-final between the Spaniard and Italy's Jannik Sinner. "There are d...