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Patna : Second seed and twelve-time champion Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, and unseeded Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, will clash in quarter-finals of French Open, a Grand Slam tennis tournament payed on outdoor clay courts at Roland Garros, Paris, France, on October 6, 2020.
Nadal crushed qualifier Sebastian Korda, 20, USA, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 4th round on October 4, 2020. Nadal won 8 break points in the match to 1 by Korda. The Spainiard, the winner of 19 Grand Slam singles titles including 12 French Open titles, won 6 games in a row in the match to 2 by the American. Nadal, in all, won 91 points to 55 by Korda. The Spainiard served 1 Ace in the match to none by the American.
Sinner stunned 6th seed Alexander Zverev, 23, Germany, in four-sets 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in 4th round. The Italian won 5 break points in the match to 2 by 2020 US Open finalist Zverev.Both the players won 3 games each in a row. Sinner won 133 points in the match to 118 by the German. Both the players served 3 Aces each. The Italian though also committed 6 double faults to 4 by the German.