Djokovic, Serena face overtime as Paris finals beckon


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 03 Jun 2016

Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal match - Roland Garros - Novak Djokovic of Serbia vs Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic - Paris, France - 02/06/16. Djokovic returns a shot. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

PARIS (Reuters) - World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will feel like they are working overtime on Friday when organizers cram all four semi-finals into a single session to try and ensure a rain-ravaged tournament ends on schedule.

The Serbian will be on court for a fourth day running and the American for a third, after the players' usual rest days between matches were eaten up by persistent rain delays that washed out Monday and meant just two hours of play were possible on Tuesday.

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