Tennis-Djokovic v Nadal put on night session despite Spaniard's reluctance


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 30 May 2022

May 29, 2022; Paris, France; Novak Djokovic (SRB) returns the ball to Diego Schwartzman (ARG) during their match on day eight of the French Open at Stade Roland-Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports

PARIS (Reuters) - Tuesday's highly-anticipated French Open quarter-final between world number one Novak Djokovic and 13-time champion Rafa Nadal has been scheduled to be played during the controversial night session despite the Spaniard expressing reservations against it.

The night session, for which Amazon Prime has exclusive broadcasting rights in France, starts at 9 p.m. local time and was introduced for the first time at the 2021 edition of the claycourt major.

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