Storm Stalls Djokovic-Murray Semifinals Match in Paris

June 5, 2015 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will resume their semifinals match in Paris on Saturday at the French Open, as an approaching storm halted the contest midway through the fourth set with Djokovic holding a 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3 advantage.

Djokovic came into the match on a roll, rattling of 27 wins to start 2015, and in the process, looking to extend a seven-match winning streak over Murray.

Capturing the Roland Garros title will give Djokovic a career Grand Slam, after finishing runner up in Paris on two previous occasions, losing both finals matches to Rafael Nadal in 2012 and 2014.

The winner faces Stan Wawrnika, a winner earlier in the day over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 6-4 in a match that lasted over four hours and pushed back the start time of the Djokovic-Murray match.

The men’s singles finals will take place Sunday afternoon.


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