Paris, May 30 (Represntative) A firecracker of a match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is on cards on Tuesday at Roland Garros, when both top players will fight for a place in the semifinals of French Open. Nadal’s record on the clay court against Djokovic is dominating, he faces an uphill task to go past the inform Serb, though the Spainiard had won 13 out of the 15 games played against each other. Nadal had worked harder to storm into the quarterfinal at Roland Garros after he faced a tough challenge from Felix Auger-Aliassime in five sets in the previous round. “I haven’t played these kinds of matches for the last three months, so it’s going to be a big challenge for me,” Nadal said. “Of course he already won the last nine matches in a row, winning in Rome and now winning here in straight sets every match. Probably he will be confident.
“I know how my situation is, and I accept it well. I am going to fight for it. I can’t complain much. I am in the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros. Two weeks and a half ago, even if I had good hopes after, positive hopes after Rome, I don’t even know if I would be able to be here. “So just enjoy the fact that I am here for one more year. And to be honest, every match that I play here, I don’t know if it is going to be my last match here in Roland-Garros in my tennis career, no? That’s my situation now.” Defending champion Djokovic, on the other hand, brimmed with confidence. “I am glad that I didn’t spend too much time on the court myself up to quarterfinals, knowing that playing him in Roland-Garros is always a physical battle, along with everything else,” the world No 1 said. “It happens. It’s a huge challenge and probably the biggest one that you can have here in Roland-Garros. I am ready for it. I like my chances.