Paris: Dethroned French Open champion Rafael Nadal admitted he wasn't surprised by his three-set French Open quarter-final rout by longtime rival Novak Djokovic but vowed to target a 10th title in 2016. Nadal marked his 29th birthday by losing 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 in his 44th meeting with world number one Djokovic to suffer what was only his second loss in 72 Paris matches over the last decade.

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Rafael Nadal. Pic/AFP