The French Open in 2013 was the home to one of the most epic semifinal matchups of all time, between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Rafael Nadal, in which Nadal bested the top seed 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7. Next, David Ferrer will face off against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the opportunity to meet Nadal in the final. Click here to live stream Tsonga vs. Ferrer.
Nadal, who has won the last three French Open tournaments, and seven of the last eight, needed every trick in the book to bypass Djokovic, who had made it clear that the French Open was the one Grand Slam event he most wanted to win.
Nadal is now 58-1 all-time at Roland Garros, and has beaten Djokovic five times. The French Open remains the lone Grand Slam title Djokovic has not added to his array of championships.
In the second match, Tsonga will look to advance to the French Open final for the first time, and he will look to ride the momentum of his straight set victory over living legend Roger Federer. While he expects the crowd to support him, he also feels pressure from so many people invested in his success.
"I hope for me it's going to be easy," said Tsonga of his country's awesome expectations. "Because everybody's expecting a lot from me since the beginning of this tournament. Not only for this tournament, but every day. So I'm used to it."
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