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Novak Djokovic ousts Rafael Nadal in French Open epic

Novak Djokovic ousted Rafael Nadal in a French Open semifinal epic, ending Nadal’s bid for a 14th Roland Garros title and record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title.

Djokovic, after beating Nadal 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2, gets gets fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final, live at 9 a.m. ET on NBC, NBCSports.com/live and the NBC Sports app.

Djokovic is going for a 19th Grand Slam singles title, which would move him one behind the men’s all-time record shared by Nadal and Roger Federer.

Djokovic can also become the third man to win all of the four Grand Slams twice after Roy Emerson and Rod Laver, and the only man to do it twice in the Open Era.