Rafael Nadal, playing the 112th match of his career amidst the noise of 'Ra Fa Ra Fa' at Roland Garro, proved what he is called the King of Red Gravel by winning 5 sets. Nadal defeated Felix Oger Eliassime by 3.6, 6.3, 6.2, 3.6, and 6.3 in the fourth round match that lasted four and a half hours.
After the win, he said that 'To be honest, whenever I play here, I do not know whether this is being called my last match at Roland Garros. Now the situation has become like this, so I want to enjoy every match. Now he is going to face Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. Djokovic has a career record of 30.28 against Nadal but Nadal has won 7 matches against him and lost two at the French Open. Djokovic defeated 15th seed Diego Schwartzman by 6.1, 6.3, 6.3.
In the other quarter-finals, Alexander Zverev will face World No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Zverev defeated qualifier Bernabé Zapata Miralles by 7.6, 7.5, and 6.3. On the other hand, Alkaraz defeated Karen Khachanov by 6.1, 6.4, and 6.4. In the women's section, 18-year-old Coco Gow will face US's Sloane Stephens while 2021 US Open runner-up Layla Fernandez of Canada will face Italy's 59th-ranked Martina Trevisan.
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