Roland-Garros: Djoko is not only the favorite of the match against Nadal, he is ultra-favorite!

Virginie Phulpin 07:25, May 31, 2022

Rafael Nadal facing Novak Djokovic in the Roland Garros quarter-finals today.

This is the most anticipated match of the fortnight.

The Serb was already a favorite before the start of the tournament, but now he is downright ultra-favourite. 

Yes, you can have won Roland Garros 13 times and arrive in the shoes of the outsider in the quarter-finals.

This is what Rafael Nadal will experience tonight against Novak Djokovic for their 59th confrontation.

I said this evening and not this afternoon.

The Serb has already won the schedule battle.

Almost a first set.

Two days of uncertainty and negotiations.

Djoko wanted to play at night, Nadal by day.

The clay is not the same in the evening with the humidity.

It is slower, the ball bounces less.

And the great lifting of the Spaniard who has been torturing his opponents since 2005 does not hurt as much at dusk as in broad daylight.

It must not have been easy for the director of Roland Garros, Amélie Mauresmo, to explain her choice to the king of the land, but there are economic reasons.

Amazon has bought the rights to the night sessions and can choose their match.

The tournament managed to achieve a good compromise for viewers, because this shock will be broadcast free of charge, therefore accessible to everyone, which is still essential for the best interests of tennis.

The older ones will not necessarily agree, but tennis also needs to rejuvenate its audience, and take advantage of what the new broadcaster has to offer.

So we can't really criticize the decision of Roland Garros.

But it is clear that it is more favorable to Djokovic than to Nadal.

The older ones will not necessarily agree, but tennis also needs to rejuvenate its audience, and take advantage of what the new broadcaster has to offer.

So we can't really criticize the decision of Roland Garros.

But it is clear that it is more favorable to Djokovic than to Nadal.

The older ones will not necessarily agree, but tennis also needs to rejuvenate its audience, and take advantage of what the new broadcaster has to offer.

So we can't really criticize the decision of Roland Garros.

But it is clear that it is more favorable to Djokovic than to Nadal. 

It's not just the schedule that plays in favor of the Serb.

Since the start of the tournament, Novak Djokovic has been rolling.

He won again in three small sets on Sunday.

And he had been resting for a long time when Rafael Nadal ended up overcoming Félix Auger-Aliassime in 5 sets, having played two hours more than him.

So the freshness is also on the side of the Serb.

He is all the more fit as he hardly played at the start of the year, I will not go back to his non-participation in the Australian Open and the spring tournaments in the United States. , I think we understood that he was not vaccinated against Covid.

We had to get the machine back on track, but today he is back at the top of his game.

Right on time for Roland Garros.

While Rafael Nadal still has the sword of Damocles from his permanently injured foot which can prevent him from playing at any time.

So there is no doubt, on paper, Djoko has everything to win.

Still, opposite is Nadal, the player of a thousand lives, the one who never gives up.

So who knows?

Betting against the Spaniard in Paris, even if it seems a foregone conclusion, is always a big risk.

He said it Sunday evening, he knows that each match can be the last of his career at Roland Garros.

This is the first time that he so clearly evokes the end.

I can't help feeling that it would be very sad to see him say goodbye to these lands which are almost his own at midnight by 8 degrees.

It deserves a little more heat.

it's always a big risk.

He said it Sunday evening, he knows that each match can be the last of his career at Roland Garros.

This is the first time that he so clearly evokes the end.

I can't help feeling that it would be very sad to see him say goodbye to these lands which are almost his own at midnight by 8 degrees.

It deserves a little more heat.

it's always a big risk.

He said it Sunday evening, he knows that each match can be the last of his career at Roland Garros.

This is the first time that he so clearly evokes the end.

I can't help feeling that it would be very sad to see him say goodbye to these lands which are almost his own at midnight by 8 degrees.

It deserves a little more heat.