French Open: Rafael Nadal wins to set up Novak Djokovic quarter-final in Paris
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Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will also meet in the last eight after each claimed straight-set victories. The 13-time champion looked in serious danger of suffering his earliest exit at Roland Garros since 2009 when 21-year-old Auger-Aliassime showed quality and composure to force a fifth set on Court Philippe Chatrier.In front of a captivated crowd, Nadal demonstrated yet again why he is so special on the court where he has enjoyed the greatest successes of his career.
"It was a very important victory for me without a doubt," said Nadal, who has never lost before the fourth round at Roland Garros. Instead, Toni took a seat in the front row behind the baseline on Chatrier and saw Auger-Aliassime take advantage of a slow start by Nadal, who uncharacteristically made a series of unforced errors.
After an early exit on his competitive return at Monte Carlo, he has continued to improve since and came into the clay-court Grand Slam on the back of winning the Italian Open in Rome. Djokovic had to defend well to hold in his first service game and then broke in the next before rattling off three more games for the opening set.
Alcaraz took just 27 minutes to wrap up the opening set against Khachanov, edged a more competitive second, and did not face a single break point on his serve until the sixth game of the third set.
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