Roland Garros - Men's Quarterfinals
1 Novak Djokovic d 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - 61 57 57 76(6) 61
3 Roger Federer d 9 Juan Martin Del Potro - 36 67(4) 62 60 63
Both champs were down 2-sets-to-1. Both dug deep. Both won in thrillers.
And it was all happening at the same time. INSANE.
They've set up a rematch of last years Sf which Rog won.
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Novak actually saved 4 match points in that 4th set.
This is his 4th RG Sf: 0-3 and 15th at a Slam: 7-7.
Post match: As a tennis player, this is what you live for.
This is what you practise for all these years, to be part of...
An incredible performance, incredible match encounter here...
In Roland Garros with the home players.
I'm really glad that I could win today.
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This is only the 3rd time Roger's come back from 2-sets-to-love at RG.
This marks Rog's 7th RG Sf: 5-1 and 31st at a Slam: 23-7.
In fact, 31 ties Roger with Jimmy Connors' record of most Slam Sf's.
Post match: I have been struggling to find my rhythm.
I did feel it in the first set, even though he was up two sets.
I was finding a way back and starting to feel better.
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1 Novak Djokovic vs 3 Roger Federer - H2H: 14-11/RF
Novak has won the last 2 and 5 of the last 6.
They last played a couple weeks ago in Rome & it was Nole in straights.
This is their 9th meeting at a Slam: 5-4/RF - 1 final, 7 Sf's and 1 4th R.
Blockbuster: It really doesn't get much better than this.
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