Rafael Nadal reaches 13th French Open final
Tennis | October 09, 2020 22:11 ISTDefending champion Rafael Nadal is through to a 13th French Open final after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0).
Defending champion Rafael Nadal is through to a 13th French Open final after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0).
Kenin, a 21-year-old from Florida, and Swiatek, a 19-year-old from Poland, will face each other Saturday in the French Open women's final.
Rafael Nadal will be playing in his 34th Grand Slam semifinal as he pursues a record-tying 20th major championship, 13th at the French Open.
Already the owner of a major trophy from this year’s Australian Open, the No. 4-seeded Kenin moved into the title match in Paris by beating No. 7 Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday.
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek becomes the seventh unseeded player to reach the French Open final in the Open era after beating Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1.
Swiatek becomes the seventh unseeded player to reach the final in the Open era after beating Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1.
The seventh seed duo beats top-seeded Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the semis; will meet the eighth-seeded pair of Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies in final.
1,000 spectators will be allowed per day to comply with the current restrictions applicable in Paris amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the tournament organisers said in a statement on their official Twitter handle.
Novak Djokovic defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to make it to his 10th semi-final at the Roland Garros.
The fifth-seeded Greek player beats 13th-seeded Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 to avenge a loss in the Hamburg final less than two weeks ago.
Swiatek and American partner Nicole Melichar beat the American pair of Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four of the doubles competition.
Kenin’s semifinal opponent will be two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. She has not dropped a set in her five matches at this year's tournament.
Kvitova normally dictates play with her big serve and forehand but she double-faulted multiple times when she was broken twice in the second set.
Rafael Nadal hasn't lost a set in the tournament and will take on Diego Schwartzman in the semifinal, against whom he holds a 9-1 head-to-head edge.
The 131st-ranked Argentine tossed her racket high into the air after beating third-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4.
Carreño Busta was visited by a doctor after the second set but continued to play well and beat 186th-ranked qualifier Daniel Altmaier 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier.
Whether the elder Kenin’s move, so noticeable in the sea of empty beige seats at Court Philippe Chatrier, actually influenced the outcome can’t be known with any certainty — the chair umpire did give a warning for coaching, which isn’t allowed during Grand Slam matches
Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem can set up yet another French Open meeting with victories on Tuesday, only this time they would face each other in the semifinals instead of the final
The top-seeded Djokovic faced his toughest challenge yet this year at Roland Garros but still won rather easily against No. 15 seed Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at Court Philippe Chatrier, taking the last four games.
Tsitsipas won 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-2 against No. 18-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and Rublev beat unseeded Marton Fucsovics 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
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