Paris (CNN)Novak Djokovic’s grand slam winning streak is over. A disgruntled Djokovic exited the French Open Saturday in a thriller, beaten by Dominic Thiem in a completion of their weather affected semifinal. Thiem’s 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5 victory ended the world No. 1’s unblemished 26-match run in majors that began last year at Wimbledon. It also quashed his hopes of landing four straight grand slams for the second time. Visit CNN Sport for more news and videos Read More Thiem, meanwhile, will be the one facing Rafael Nadal in the final for a second straight season. He became the first player outside the big three of Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer to make back-to-back men’s finals at Roland Garros since Sweden’s Robin Soderling in 2009 and 2010. Dominic Thiem hits a backhand during his French Open semifinal Saturday against Novak Djokovic. READ: Unfair and inappropriate scheduling Thiem’s task was always going to be difficult versus the 11-time champion — Nadal won in straight sets in 2018 — but even more so now given the draining win over Djokovic and no day off between the semifinal and final. The fourth seed spent almost three hours on court Saturday after proceedings… Read full this story
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