French Open: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal Lined-Up For Semi-Final Duel
Novak Djokovic, world No.1, has been drawn to possibly meet nine-time champion Rafael Nadal in the French Open semi-final
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Djokovic has been seeded to meet Nadal in the French Open semi-final
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Nadal is a nine-time champion at French Open
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Djokovic is yet win French Open
World number one Novak Djokovic and nine-time champion Rafael Nadal have been seeded to meet in the French Open semi-finals after the draw was made on Friday.
Djokovic needs a Roland Garros title to complete a career Grand Slam after losing three finals in four years including last season to Stan Wawrinka.
Fourth seed Wawrinka is scheduled to take on second seed Andy Murray in the other semi-final.
Top seed Djokovic, bidding for a 12th career major, starts his campaign against Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun, the world number 110 who made the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2010.
Djokovic is seeded to face Tomas Berdych in the last-eight.
Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in the quarter-finals in 2015, had originally been set to be seeded at five until 2009 champion Roger Federer withdrew through injury on Thursday.
Fourth seed Nadal starts his French Open against big-serving Sam Groth of Australia with a potential quarter-final against home hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Murray, fresh from beating Djokovic in the Rome Masters final last weekend, will meet a qualifier in the first round with a potential quarter-final against Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Wawrinka opens against Lukas Rosol, the Czech player who shocked Nadal at Wimbledon in 2012, while his potential last-eight rival would be Canada's Milos Raonic.