{"id":146033,"date":"2025-06-04T23:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T23:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/novak-djokovic-reaches-the-semifinals-at-roland-garros-defeating-alexander-zverev-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T23:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T23:57:30","slug":"novak-djokovic-reaches-the-semifinals-at-roland-garros-defeating-alexander-zverev-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/novak-djokovic-reaches-the-semifinals-at-roland-garros-defeating-alexander-zverev-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic reaches the semifinals at Roland-Garros, defeating Alexander Zverev. Teknomers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source   alt=\"Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros against Alexander Zverev at the Philippe-Chatrier court on June 4, 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7913699_ftp-import-images-1-vsvxs7cnnk1y-48cf1f3988bb45caa706aff69cb162e3-0-24ab6b9e47a748f4896b11f4.jpeg\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros against Alexander Zverev at the Philippe-Chatrier court on June 4, 2025.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros against Alexander Zverev on the Philippe-Chatrier court on June 4, 2025.<br \/>\n            <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">AURELIEN MORISSARD \/ AP<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">At 38 years old, \u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0 is far from done with \u00a0Roland-Garros\u00a0. Just a century after his victorious match against Cameron Norrie (6-2, 6-3, 6-2), the Serbian tennis star secured his \u00a0101st victory\u00a0 at the iconic Paris Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals for the thirteenth time. However, he faced a fierce challenge from \u00a0Alexander Zverev\u00a0, an ambitious competitor who was the unfortunate finalist of both the \u00a02024 edition\u00a0 and the most recent \u00a0Australian Open\u00a0.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"catcher__desc\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/sport\/article\/2025\/06\/02\/novak-djokovic-centenaire-a-roland-garros-continue-d-avancer-a-l-ombre-des-favoris_6610262_3242.html\" class=\"js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link\" data-premium=\"1\" id=\"article-title-3425309\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic, centenaire \u00e0 Roland-Garros, continue d\u2019avancer \u00e0 l\u2019ombre des favoris<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Initially defeated in the first set, Djokovic managed to turn the tide, ultimately winning in four sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4). So far, the three-time winner of \u00a0Roland-Garros\u00a0 hadn\u2019t lost a single set in this tournament, having dominated his opponents despite arriving in \u00a0Paris\u00a0 in less-than-optimal form.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">To reach this level of play, Djokovic had to endure a tense hour, with Zverev claiming the first set. The German, who broke Djokovic early on and was relentless during his service games, seemed poised to take down the Serbian. Their last encounter ended with Zverev eliminating Djokovic in the \u00a0Australian Open\u00a0 semifinals in January. Yet, this time, Djokovic awakened to his status as the record holder for *Grand Slam titles*.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">A Bit of Pressure<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Djokovic showcased his skills by expertly hitting deep baselines, keeping Zverev pinned in the back of the court while adding well-timed drop shots. He displayed the qualities of a true contender, even as he navigated the inevitable tension. Although Zverev showed signs of resilience at the end, Djokovic needed five match points to seal the win, achieved after three hours and seventeen minutes of intense play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>\u201cAt the end, there was a bit of tension and pressure, which is normal when you&#8217;re playing against Zverev, who has been one of the best players in the world for the past five or six years,\u201d<\/em> Djokovic shared post-match in front of the Philippe-Chatrier crowd. <em>\u201cMatches like tonight are the reason I continue to play.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Understated as an outsider at the beginning of the tournament due to disappointing results in earlier clay court events, Djokovic is now on a familiar path toward the final. However, to compete in this coveted spotlight and aim for his first \u00a0Grand Slam title\u00a0 since the \u00a02023 US Open\u00a0, he must overcome \u00a0Jannik Sinner\u00a0 in the semifinals scheduled for Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The Italian world number one has been unbeatable thus far in the \u00a02025 Roland-Garros\u00a0, not having dropped a set. This was evident in his quarterfinal matchup against \u00a0Alexander Bublik\u00a0, where he dominated with a score of 6-1, 7-5, 6-0. Sinner is in pursuit of a fourth Grand Slam title\u2014his first in Paris\u2014and will be the favorite against the tireless Djokovic, having won their last three encounters.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"article__author-container\">\n            <span class=\"author__detail\"><a class=\"article__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/signataires\/service-sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"author__name\">Sport Services<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/syndication\/\" class=\"reuse__content\" title=\"Reuse this content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuse this content<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros against Alexander Zverev on the Philippe-Chatrier court on June 4, 2025. AURELIEN MORISSARD \/ AP At 38 years old, \u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0 is far from done with \u00a0Roland-Garros\u00a0. Just a century after his victorious match against Cameron Norrie (6-2, 6-3, 6-2), the Serbian tennis star secured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}