Nadal, seeded third, was going for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros crown, and a 21st major title overall to overtake his longtime Swiss rival. He can also get to 19 career Grand Slam singles titles, one shy of the record shared by Nadal and Roger Federer. Now he can make more historyĭjokovic gets Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final, looking to become the first man in the Open Era to win all four majors twice. Safarova has proven that she won't go down without a fight, but if Ivanovic continues to play like she has throughout the 2015 French Open thus far, then her first Grand Slam final since 2008 is a very real possibility.Novak Djokovic ousted Rafael Nadal.

With no Sharapova in the mix and Serena Williams residing in the other half of the draw, the former French Open champion has a clear path to the final. Ivanovic is far from a lock to advance, but she has a golden opportunity in front of her. She's doing great, and she obviously deserves her spot here. So it's going to be a tough matchup for me. And last year I lost in straight sets to her here. She's had so many Top 10 or Top-five victories. Yesterday she had a great match against Maria, and she won Doha beating Azarenka. Ivanovic is cognizant of how dangerous Safarova is, and she knows she's in for a fight, per : 21 Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals after shockingly eliminating defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova before that. 7 seed, but the 28-year-old Czech Republic native has been playing some of the best tennis of her career. The seeding suggests that Ivanovic should be favored in her semifinal clash against No. Not only was Federer broken three times, but Fed was unable to manufacture a break of serve in his own right.Īna Ivanovic been a long road and a lot of hard work, but it paid off. Perhaps the biggest reason for Wawrinka's success Tuesday was his ability to dominate Federer on serve.

While few believed that the 30-year-old underdog would be able to pull off the upset, there wasn't a doubt in Wawrinka's mind that he could get the job done, according to Christopher Clarey of the New York Times: The 2014 Australian Open champ is now one win away from an unlikely appearance in the French Open final, though. None of that mattered Tuesday as Federer was totally out of sync and thoroughly outplayed by Wawrinka, who rolled to a routine 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(4) victory in straight sets over his fellow Swiss star.Ĭlay has traditionally been Wawrinka's worst surface as his best showing at Roland Garros prior to Tuesday's win was a quarterfinal berth in 2013. Not only did he seemingly have a favorable draw on his side, but he had also played well on clay in 2015 ahead of the event. Although it has been six years since Federer's first and only French Open title, there were high hopes for Fed entering the 2015 edition of the tournament.

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