Novak Djokovic will attempt to make history in more ways than one at Roland Garros.

The 38-year-old Serb is seeking a record 25th major title and now stands two victories away after taking out Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open quarterfinals.

That’s the good news.

The bad news is to win the title he will have to beat world No. 1 Jannik Sinner – he of the 19-match Grand Slam winning streak – in the semifinals and then likely No. 2 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s final.

No man has defeated the top 3 ranked players to win a Grand Slam tournament in the history of the ATP rankings.

Djokovic is also bidding to become the oldest man ever to win a major singles title.

Djokovic and Sinner are 4-4 in their head-to-head.

Zverev said Djokovic is a “bit underrated” and is still beating the “best of the best.”

“Yeah I think at the moment he’s a bit underrated, to be honest," the German said. "Funny that you say that. I think a lot of people count him out already. This year he’s had a win over Alcaraz at the Australian Open and a win over me at the French Open. Forget the age, I think for any player those are pretty good results. Of course I’d have to ask him how he feels physically and how he will recover… if he’ll be 100% for the next match, because I do think it was quite a physical match for both of us. But he’s still beating the best of the best. I think everyone needs to respect that.”

The Serb was forced to retire from his semifinal clash with Zverev at the Australian Open in January due to a muscle tear in his left leg. Sinner then went on to beat Zverev in straight sets the final for his second straight hardcourt major title.

Of his latest win over Zverev, Djokovic said: “Evidently there was a lot of pressure at the end, Zverev has been one of the best players in the world over the past six years. Matches like this tonight are the reason why I still want to play and compete.”