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Patna : Second seed Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, sailed past unseeded Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, to reach the semi-finals of French Open, a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at Roland Garros, Paris, France, on October 7, 2020. He will meet 12th Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, in SFs on October 9, 2020. Schwartzman stunned 3rd seed and reigning US Open Champion Dominic Thiem, 27, in quarter-finals in a five-set marathon on October 6, 2020, late night. Schwartzman had recently defeated Nadal in Italian Open QFs for the first time in his career.
Twelve-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal beat Jannik Sinner, Italy, in straight sets 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 in quarter-finals at Philippe -Chatrier court, Roland Garros, Paris, on October 7, 2020. The Spainiard won 6 break points in the match to 2 by Sinner. He also won 7 games in a row to 2 by the Italian.
Nadal, in all, won 106 points to 84 by Sinner, who had stunned 6th seed Alexander Zverev, Germany, in 4th round and 11th seed David Goffin, Belgium, in 1st round. Nadal did not serve any Ace in the match while Sinner served 2 Aces. The Italian, however, committed 3 double faults to 1 by the Italian. Nadal’s winning percentage both on his first and second serve (67% & 61%) was much better than that of Sinner’s (55% & 52%).
Schwartzman beat Thiem in a five-set epic battle 7-6, 5-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 in QFs on October 6, 2020, late night. The Argentinian won 2 tie-breaks while Theim won one tie-break. The Austrian, the French Open finalist both in 2018 & 2019, won 9 break points in the match to 10 by Schwartzman.
The Argentinian, in all, won 197 points to 179 by Thiem. The Austrian though fired 7 Aces in the match to 1 by the Argentinian. Schwartzman committed 5 double faults to 3 by the Austrian,the Australian Open finalist in 2020. Both the players won 4 games each in a row in the match. Thiem, however, still leads Schwartzman 6-2 Head to Head.