The toughest match of this year’s French Open, yet Rafael Nadal managed it in three sets. He defeated the upcoming Italian star Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals 7: 6, 6: 4 and 6: 1 and will face Diego Schwartzman in the fight for the final.
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Rafael Nadal celebrates advancing to the semifinals of the French Open
Michel Euler, ČTK / AP
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Thirty-four-year-old Nadal was in a match against nineteen-year-old young man Sinner in the first and second sets, but he turned both sets and the third already dominated.
Nadal’s opponent in the semifinals will be Diego Schwartzman, with whom he lost a week before Roland Garros in the quarterfinals in Rome.
Simply Stunning ????
In his 100th career match at #RolandGarros, @RafaelNadal returns to a 13th SFs defeating Sinner 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-1. pic.twitter.com/7OzxSouBIG
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 6, 2020
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The Argentine also confirms his form in Paris and in the quarterfinals he eliminated the winner of the US Open Dominic Thiem from Austria.
| French Open in Paris (clay, subsidy 38 million euros): |
| Men: |
| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Nadal (2-Šp.) – Sinner (It.) 7:6 (7:4), 6:4, 6:1. |
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