PARIS — Novak Djokovic did not want it, Rafa Nadal was dreading it but fans will be transfixed when the world's two best claycourters face off in a seismic French Open quarter-final on Wednesday.
It will become the ultimate nightmare for one of the two gladiators -- both chasing records at this year's tournament and both desperate to avoid an early flight home.
"Of course I don't like playing a quarter-final against Novak, that's for sure, and I hope that Novak won't like playing me in a quarter-final," said Nadal, who is bidding to become the first man to win the same grand slam title 10 times.