Paris, June 5 -- Novak Djokovic beat Alexander Zverev to reach the semi-final of the French Open 2025 on Wednesday in Paris, becoming the oldest man to do so at Roland Garros since 1968 at the age of 38, according to the ATP Tour website.

The 38-year-old delivered a tactically astute display to prevail 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 and reach a record-extending 51st Grand Slam semi-final.

Djokovic successfully deployed a more varied approach to win the match and improve to 9-5 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with the German.

"Especially during the last game, my tactic was just to play drop shots. So I played three or four in a row... Maybe you can't see it on TV, but there is a lot of wind from one side, so it gives the sensation that you must h...