ATP ROLAND GARROS QF PREVIEW: Will it be first Grand Slam Semi-Final ever for Dominic Thiem, or David Goffin?

The men’s singles quarter-final matches at Roland Garros should have concluded till now but that has not been the case, as rain played its part in delaying the schedule. On Thursday, we should finally get the names of the two players, who will fill out the two semi-final spots, in the top-half.

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] v/s Tomas Berdych (CZE) [7]: 13:00 PM Local Time, Philippe-Chartrier The first match of the day at Philippe-Chatrier is between Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych . It is no secret that a loss suffered in this stage of the tournament would be an opportunity missed for Djokovic. On the other side, Berdych is seeking his first ever Grand Slam trophy, and certainly will try to be a step closer to realising that dream. So far in the tournament, both players have escaped scary moments, and neither was pushed into a five-setter. Djokovic lost only one set in his journey to this moment, in the previous round against Roberto Bautista Agut, and Berdych played two four-setters against Malek Jaziri and Pablo Cuevas. Berdych, who had had to beat a couple of clay specialists on his road to this stage (Pablo Cuevas in the third-round and David Ferrer in the fourth round) certainly had …

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