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World number one Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to prevail 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta at the French Open on Wednesday to enter his 38th grand slam semi-final.
It was the first time the 17-time major winner had faced Carreno Busta since he was disqualified in their last meeting at the same stage of the US Open for accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge.
When asked if that incident was still a factor, Djokovic replied “zero per cent. I’m over it.”
And despite starting the match with tape on the back of his neck to help with an injury, Djokovic succeeded in three hours, 18 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier.
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“I definitely didn’t feel great coming into the court today. Few things happened in the warm-up,” Djokovic said.
“I had some neck issues and some shoulder issues. I’ll just say that. I don’t want to get really too much into it. I’m feeling OK. As the match progressed, the pain faded away.”


He will now face Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas after Tsitsipas dispatched Russian Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to his first Roland Garros semi-final.
“I expect a really tough, tough match, tough challenge for both of us,” Djokovic responded when asked about his next match.
Zhang Shuai’s run ends as Petra Kvitova proves too strong
Djokovic described Tsitsipas as “a complete, all-around player,” before adding “he’s one of the hardest-working guys out there.”
American Sofia Kenin and Czech Petra Kvitova will meet as the remaining ranked women in the semi-finals after winning in the last eight.
Seventh seed Kvitova cruised through with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Germany’s Laura Siegemund, while Kenin, seeded fourth, beat compatriot Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to book her first semi-final in the French major.
“I’ve got different things I can throw in to mix things up,” said Kenin when asked how she will approach playing Kvitova on Thursday.
“I’m super excited to be in the semi-finals and to play her.”
Defending champion Rafael Nadal is already through to the final four and will play Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in the other semi-final Friday.
Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska meets Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the other women’s semi after both unseeded players advanced on Tuesday.
Djokovic was 4-2 down in the first set and he fired a backhand long to fall another break behind at 5-4, which allowed Carreno Busta to secure the lead.

"I'm really happy overall how I managed it today."@Petra_Kvitova #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/pnw3yfJRpN
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 7, 2020

Djokovic claimed three straight games in the third set before overtaking Carreno Busta at 5-3 and the top seed moved ahead on serve.
The 33-year-old Serb rallied to break for a 4-3 advantage in the fourth and at 5-4, Djokovic completed his redemption from his New York disqualification. And it was not the only rematch of the day.
Rublev won the last meeting with Tsitsipas in the final of a Hamburg tournament in the lead up to the French Open, but this time Tsitsipas was in full control of the match.
Rublev missed the opportunity to serve out the first set at 5-4 when Tsitsipas broke back and then sprinted to catch a forehand pass at the net to open set points at 6-5 and snatch the lead.
Tsitsipas broke serve four more times to claim his place in the semi-finals with a volley after one hour, 55 minutes.
Kvitova wasted no time in building a 4-1 opening lead on Court Philippe Chatrier and claimed the first set with a forehand winner.
The two-time Wimbledon winner traded four consecutive breaks of serve with Siegemund in the second set but Kvitova rallied to prevail.




















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Kvitova will play her first French Open semi-final since 2012, which she lost to eventual winner Maria Sharapova.
“Eight years ago I was young, I already won my Wimbledon title (in 2011) and I was kind of the favourite,” said Kvitova, who also reached the Australian Open final in 2019.
“I’m really glad in the last couple of years I improved my results. I’m proud of this, and I hope this journey, it will not end yet.”


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Novak Djokovic progressed to his 40th grand slam semi-final with victory over Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Photo: AP

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China's Zhang Shuai reacts during her fourth-round match against Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova. Photo: Reuters

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic clenches her fist after scoring a point against China's Zhang Shuai in the fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer pose with their trophies after the men's final match for the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris in 2011. Photo: AP

(200928) -- PARIS, Sept. 28, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates after the men's singles first round match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at French Open tennis tournament 2020 at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Sept. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

(200929) -- PARIS, Sept. 29, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal reacts during the men's singles first round match between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Egor Gerasimov of Belarus at French Open tennis tournament 2020 at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Sept. 28, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

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The tie was the first time the 17-time major winner had faced Carreno Busta since he was disqualified in their last meeting at the US Open for accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge



The tie was the first time the 17-time major winner had faced Carreno Busta since he was disqualified in their last meeting at the US Open for accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge.


French Open: Novak Djokovic rallies past Pablo Carreno Busta to set up semi-final showdown with Stefanos Tsitsipas

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The tie was the first time the 17-time major winner had faced Carreno Busta since he was disqualified in their last meeting at the US Open for accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge