French Open 2015 Schedule & Live Stream: Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Day 13
Andy Murray will continue his quest for his first French Open final appearance as he goes up against world's No. 1 Novak Djokovic in their semifinals match on Friday.
The match will be the 27th time the two will face each other, with the 28-year-old Serbian dominating 18 out of those games. Djokovic also won in their last seven matches.
While the Serbian seems to have the advantage in the match based on numbers, Murray's record is not one to be simply dismissed. The Scot won against David Ferrer 7-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 to claim his fifteenth victory on clay and advance to the semifinals.
Murray is not at all worried that he will face the 8-time Grand Slam titleholder once again.
"I've put myself in a position to win against the best players in the world on this surface," said the Scot to Eurosport. "My build up has been good and going into the match having not lost on clay, plus having some big wins behind me, is great for confidence."
He added that while the match might be difficult, he will be prepared to face his Serbian foe.
Djokovic is also not taking things in stride despite his big win against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.
"I'm aware that this is a big win," he told BBC. "But tomorrow is a new day and I have to move on."
The 28-year-old is aiming for a career Grand Slam. While he has won the last seven times he met with Murray, Djokovic still plans on preparing ahead.
"I know his game. I'm going to try to prepare myself well," said the Serbian. "It's only the quarterfinals and I want to fight for the title. That's what I came here for. I have to kind of direct my thoughts to the semis."
Meanwhile, Stan Wawrinka is set to go against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a match that will see one of them reach the Roland Garros finals for the first time.
The Swiss defeated compatriot Roger Federer in the quarterfinals in straight sets to see himself in the semifinals and another step closer to the championship round.
But Wawrinka will not only face Tsonga in their match on Friday. Coming along with Tsonga is the crowd in Paris that will definitely cheer for their 30-year old countryman.
The two have faced each other six times in the past with five of that on clay. The Swiss took three wins out of the five, but Tsonga will look to equalize the record at the French Open semifinal.
Despite the challenge, the Swiss is looking forward to the match.
"It's going to be an exciting match, for sure," told Wawrinka to ATP World Tour. "Jo is really a strong player. He's been struggling a little bit since Toronto last year ith injury, but in the French Open, in a Grand Slam, he's always there, always playing really well."
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