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Patna : Second seed and 12-time champion Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, 3rd seed and US Open Champion Dominic Thiem, 27, Austria, unseeded Hugo Gaston, 20, France, and qualifier Sebastian Korda, 20, USA, advanced to the 4th round at French Open, a Grand Slam tennis tournament payed on outdoor clay courts at Roland Garros, Paris, France, on October 2, 2020.
World No 239 Hugo Gaston stunned 2015 Champion and 16th seed Stan Wawrinka, 35, Switzerland, in a five-set marathon 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 rallying back from one set down. Gaston won 8 break points in the match to 5 by the Swiss, who has won 16 career titles. The Frenchman won 153 points in the match to 146 by the Swiss. Gaston won 6 games in a row to 4 by Wawrinka, who has won three Grand Slam singles titles.. The Swiss though fired 7 Aces to just 2 by the Frenchman.
Nadal brushed aside Stefano Travaglia, 28, Italy, 6-1, 6-4, 6-0 in third round winning 6 break points and 7 games in a row. Nadal, in all, won 80 points in the match to 41 by Travaglia. The Spainiard served only 2 Aces in the match to 1 by the Italian. Travaglia had defeated 2014 US Open Finalist Kei Nishikori, Japan, in 2nd round.
Thiem beat 28th seed Casper Ruud, 21, Norway, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in third round. The Austrian won 6 break points to 1 by the Norwegian. Thiem won 67 points to 56 by Ruud. The Austrian won 5 games in a row in the match to 2 by the Norwegian. The Austrian fired 5 Aces to just 1 by Ruud. Thiem will face Hugo Gaston, France, in 4th round.
In a math between two qualifiers, Sebastian Korda, USA, beat Pedro Martinez Portero, 23, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in 3rd round to set up a 4th round meeting with Rafael Nadal. Korda fired 8 Aces in the match to none by Portero, who committed 9 double faults. The American won 6 break points to 1 by the Spainiard. Korda, in all, won 103 points 73 by the Spainiard. Korda won 7 games in a row to 3 by Portero. Korda had defeated 21st seed John Isner, USA, in 2nd round.