Djokovic became only the fifth man in history to reach the last four of a Grand Slam tournament at the age of 38

On the 4th local time, Serbian star Djokovic reversed the previous runner-up and Germany's third seed Zverev in the quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open 4:6, 6:3, 6:2, 6:4, becoming the oldest player to reach the top 4 of the French Open men's singles in 1968.

Serbian star Novak Djokovic

Djokovic also became only the fifth man in history to reach the last four of a Grand Slam at the age of 38, the previous being Federer at the 2020 Australian Open, who reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the 51st time in his career and the last four of the French Open for the 13th time.

The 38-year-old Djokovic was still struggling on the court, and when he was leading 3-2 in the fourth set, although he was facing a break point, he relied on the movement of the front and back of the 41-shot marathon, carried the opponent's two high-pressure balls, guided Zverev to the net and pushed back to the baseline, and finally completed the deadly crossing in front of the net, which also became a watershed moment in the game.

Djokovic said, "At a certain stage of the game, I didn't think I could beat him from the baseline, so I turned to draw him to the net, and I started to take risks with the ball, play some serve to the net, and these are all tactical adjustments that have to be made. ”

Djokovic's experience and skill on the pitch sealed his 261st win against the world's top 10, just two wins away from an unprecedented 25 Grand Slam titles. As for Zverev, who is seeking his first Grand Slam title, he is out of the tournament again early, and his record against the world's top 10 in Grand Slams is a dismal 5-18.