: French Open, day 5 order of play: Djokovic, Federer, Barty and birthday boy Nadal in action #IndiaNEWS Rafael Nadal will celebrate his 35th birthday at the French Open on Thursday by facing Richard

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French Open, day 5 order of play: Djokovic, Federer, Barty and birthday boy Nadal in action #IndiaNEWS
Rafael Nadal will celebrate his 35th birthday at the French Open on Thursday by facing Richard Gasquet, a player he first encountered when he was just 12.However, schedulers have handed Nadal the evening session slot which will mean his birthday party will fall flat as the match clashes with a 9pm Covid-19 curfew and a spectator ban.Roger Federer, also the winner of 20 Slams, renews his rivalry with Marin Cilic for a place in the last 32.The Swiss star leads their head-to-head 9-1 with Cilic’s only win coming in the semi-finals of the 2014 US Open when he went on to claim his only Grand Slam title.Federer, the 2009 champion in Paris, made the second round with a straight sets win against Uzbek qualifier Denis Istomin.It was just his second win on the tour in 2021 and first at a major since losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2020 Australian Open semi-finals.He is still feeling his way back after undergoing two knee surgeries last year.Top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic is also in action on Thursday in another battle of the over 30s as he faces Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas.Djokovic, the 2016 champion at the French Open, is bidding to become the first man in more than...Read more

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