Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final.

Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarter-final against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are fighting out the second longest semi-final ever played at Wimbledon, just a day after Kevin Anderson and John Isner had set the record for the longest.