Impressive statistics from Novak Djokovic make you dream of a historic 23rd Grand Slam victory, but Nadal’s heir to the throne may hinder

His first set loss this year at Roland Garros was no more than a sweep in the gravel on Tuesday: Novak Djokovic (ATP 3) steamed into the semi-finals against the Russian Karen Khachanov (ATP 11) imperturbably and seems ready to go into the hole of the injured lion Rafael Nadal with 23 grand slam titles to become the record holder alone. Only, now his heir to the throne awaits: number one in the world Carlos Alcaraz.