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Novak Djokovic’s four-set victory over Rafael Nadal, which handed Nadal just the third loss of his Roland Garros career, marked the match of the tournament so far, and captured the attention of the entire tennis world. The world No. 1 is the first player to knock out the Spaniard in the semifinal round at Roland Garros. Before the final four clash, Nadal was a spotless 26-0 in semifinal bouts at the Paris major.

In the final, going for his 19th Grand Slam title, Djokovic will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas, who hopes to capture his first. But before Sunday's match, let's celebrate what will undoubtedly go down as one of the most historic matches on the terre battue and Djokovic's triumph that took four hours and 11 minutes to secure.

The masses congratulating both players on social media included retired icons …

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Pleasure to watch this matchup. Unreal effort/execution from Novak. He was the better player on the day. What a match …
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) June 11, 2021

In awe of what we just witnessed for the past 4 hours @DjokerNole @RafaelNadal forever champs!!
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) June 11, 2021

Thank you @RafaelNadal @DjokerNole for an instant classic! The physicality and shotmaking were off the charts!! Thx President Macron for letting crowd stay past curfew. 👏🔥👏🔥🎉
— Tracy Austin (@thetracyaustin) June 11, 2021

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Current players…

You cannot play better clay court tennis than this. It’s perfect. 👏
@DjokerNole @RafaelNadal @rolandgarros
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) June 11, 2021

Tremendo partido 👏👏👏
No se puede creer lo que jugaron! Gracias @DjokerNole @RafaelNadal.
Sueño con volver a encontrarlos 🔨
— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) June 11, 2021

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I’m with you https://t.co/2RF4cCeyyJ
— Daria Kasatkina (@DKasatkina) June 11, 2021

And that’s the level it takes to beat Rafa at RG......🤯😮👏🏼what a match!
— Shelby Rogers (@Shelby_Rogers_) June 11, 2021

Merci @RafaelNadal & @DjokerNole pour cette soirée de sport exceptionnelle 👏✨
— Lucas Pouille (@la_pouille) June 11, 2021

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Fans of the game...

THE GOAT BEAT RAFA NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AT ROLAND GARROS WHAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT
— kristina (@kikiborojevic) June 11, 2021

And even the singer Cher, who entertained with her tweets throughout the match:

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There Is No Doubt Djokovic
Is a major Machine...
Rafa Takes Your ❤️
— Cher (@cher) June 11, 2021

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