The novices challenge the tauliers in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros on Friday: the landlords Nadal and Schwartzman will face each other first on the Philippe-Chatrier, before giving way to Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Nadal (2nd in the world), king on Parisian clay with his 12 Musketeers Cups, will find there the only man to have beaten him on ocher this year, the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (14th), who for the first time reached the last square in a Grand Slam.
After this duel which promises to be disputed, the world No.1 Novak Djokovic, appeared diminished on Wednesday against Carreno Busta after four impressive matches, will make his entry to face a Stefanos Tsitsipas in great shape.
The 22-year-old Greek will play his first semi-final in the French Open, while the Serbian is in his 10th.
Men's semi-finals program (from 2:50 p.m.):
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Diego Schwartzman (ARG / N.12) - Rafael Nadal (ESP / N.2)
(not before 5:00 p.m.) Novak Djokovic (SRB / N.1) - Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE / N.5)
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