Roland Garros<\/a> runner up is through to his 20th Grand Slam final after he ousted 13th seed Dominic Thiem in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4, in one hour and 48 minutes in their semi-final contest on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\nNole’s experience and superior game took him into his fourth final on Parisian clay.<\/p>\n
Djokovic produced brilliant display against the Austrian youngster. He dominated the first and second sets, making a double break in each. The Serb encountered a bit of trouble in the third, falling 0-3 behind, but regrouped quickly and broke twice for a commanding win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn’t start this tournament like I wanted, but today I played my best match here,\u201d<\/strong> Novak said. \u201cI\u2019m in a situation I dream of every year, to be in the final of Roland Garros. The only thing I can do again is hope to continue to play well like this.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nMatch statistics<\/u>: aces (2-2), double faults (1-3), winners (15-27), unforced errors (13-32), total points won (88-60).<\/p>\n
Novak will look to win his 12th Major title on Sunday when he faces no.2 seed Andy Murray (23-10 H2H). <\/strong><\/p>\nThe Brit toppled defending champion Stan Wawrinka in four sets, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s another Grand Slam title up for grabs for both Andy and myself. One thing I know I can expect when I get on the court with him is it’s going to be a very physical battle,” <\/strong>added Novak who fell in the final last year to Wawrinka (6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 4-6).<\/p>\nRoland Garros is the only Major trophy Djokovic still hasn\u2019t won. Should he lift Coupe des Mousquetaires, he’d join an elite group of 8 players in completing the career Grand Slam.<\/p>\n
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