Afew of India's cricket stars took to social media to pay tribute to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as the tennis greats played out a thrilling semi-final in the French Open on Friday. Djokovic was on the winning side, handing Nadal only his third defeat at Rolland Garros in the 16 years that the Spaniard has played at the clay court Grand Slam.
Djokovic lost the first five games of the match and eventually lost the first set 3-6. But he rallied to win the next three sets, including a tie-breaker in the third, to end Nadal's reign at Rolland Garros. Nadal had won the last four French Open titles on the trot and was looking to win a record-extending 14th win in Paris.
Djokovic now faces Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday. The Serbian is chasing his 19th Grand Slam title, bringing him to within one of Nadal and Roger Federer's record 20 titles.
