Rafa will begin his title defense against 83rd ranked Egor Gerasimov. Pouille, a 24-year-old Frenchman coached by former women’s No. Medvedev is on Novak Djokovic’s half, meaning he could face the 17-time Grand Slam champ in the semis. US Open 2020 champ Dominic Thiem is the third seed and Daniil Medvedev rounds up the top 4.. French Open 2020 Draw: Novak Djokovic’s road to 2nd French Open title Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the Italian Open final against Diego Schwartzman.

The wide gulf in experience and accomplishments showed on a cloudy, breezy evening as Djokovic improved to 7-0 in semifinals at Melbourne Park. Indeed, Nadal was superb while beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday night and has yet to drop a set in the tournament as he seeks his second title in Melbourne. This was Djokovic’s 34th Grand Slam semifinal and he’s now won his last 10. The Austrian could clash with 9th ranked Gael Monfils in the quarterfinals. World No.1 Novak Djokovic is the number 1 seed, followed by the defending champion Rafael Nadal, seeded second.

It was a performance so flawless, so fantastic, that it was easy to feel as if only one man on the planet might have a chance of preventing Djokovic from claiming a record seventh Australian Open title: Rafael Nadal. Medvedev faces a tricky challenge against Marton Fucsovics in the 1st round. Soon after, he had surgery. He won 45 of 53 points he served, never facing a single break chance. Often regarded as the heir to Rafa Nadal’s clay crown, Thiem also has a great shot at the title.

Should he make his way to the semifinals, he could face the fearsome Daniil Medvedev. “It’s quite an awesome feeling that we all try to reach and stay in. The full Roland Garros men's singles draw: pic.twitter.com/JHUISviauZ, — Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) September 24, 2020.

Now Djokovic will line up against his old rival, Nadal, for the 53rd time on tour, eighth in a Grand Slam final. He could face Hugo Dellien or Ričardas Berankis in the 2nd round and then proceed to face a tough challenge against 7th seed Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals. Djokovic never relented, not for a moment, while making an unheard-of total of five unforced errors against an overmatched Lucas Pouille en route to a 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 semifinal victory that lasted less than 1½ hours. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was about as perfect as can be in his semifinal at Rod Laver Arena.

Nadal cut an unsettled figure at a pre-tournament press conference on Friday where he admitted the cold and damp conditions forced him to face … 1-ranked Djokovic — owner of 14 Grand Slam titles, including the past two — against No. Looking for a 13th French Open title, Nadal seemed rusty when he played in the Italian Open. Il parvient en finale, mais s'incline en deux sets face à Nadal [15]. Furthermore, he is slated to face Fabio Fognini in the 4th round. Other than one face-down pratfall he took when he slipped while trying to change direction, what didn’t go right for Djokovic on Friday? “When he’s playing like this,” the 28th-seeded Pouille said, “yeah, he’s the best in the world, for sure.”. Furthermore, Andy Murray will clash with Stan Wawrinka in the first round.

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