Tennis: Rafael Nadal ready for "special" Roland Garros quarter-final

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June 2nd, 2015
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Spanish player Rafael Nadal expects Wednesday's French Open match against Novak Djokovic to be the "toughest quarter-final of my career". Nadal, who has won the title at Roland Garros on nine occasions, defeated Jack Sock 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-2 in round for to record his 70th French Open win. He is trying to become the first player in the Open era to win 10 titles at a Grand Slam tournament.

Djokovic had an easy fourth-round match as he defeated Richard Gasquet 6-1 6-2 6-3. Nadal has beaten Djokovic six times at Roland Garros, including three consecutive wins in the last three editions of the tournament. Things might chance now though as the Spaniard has only managed to win one tournament since last year's French Open while Djokovic is on an amazing 26-match winning streak.

"It is not the final, you know," said Nadal. "It's a quarter-final. And, no, the winner of that match will not be the Roland Garros champion. They will be a semi-finalist of Roland Garros. That makes a big difference. Even if it's a special match, it's a quarter-final match." Djokovic said: "Of course it is a different approach mentally when you play Nadal in quarter-finals than any other player. There is no doubt about that. I'm going to try to keep my routine the same and not give so much importance to the match. I know what I need to do to have a chance to win. That doesn't mean that I will win. The future is unpredictable."

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Nadal win - 3.25 Djokovic win - 1.36

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