Nadal overcomes tough Schwartzman test to reach French Open semis

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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates his win against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman. (Reuters)
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates his win against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman. (Reuters)

Paris - Schwartzman ran out of energy in the fourth set as Nadal dispatched him with a clinical performance

By Reuters

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Published: Wed 9 Jun 2021, 8:42 PM

Rafa Nadal dropped a set at Roland Garros for the first time in two years but roared back to beat 10th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 on Wednesday and storm into the French Open semifinals.

Schwartzman ended Nadal’s run of 36 consecutive sets won at Roland Garros, dominating the longer rallies with well-constructed points and the match was evenly poised at 4-4 in the third set when third seed Nadal converted a crucial break point.


Schwartzman ran out of energy in the fourth as Nadal dispatched him with a clinical performance, the defending champion sending a flurry of winners past the tiring Argentine.

Nadal, 13-time champion at Roland Garros, will next play either top seed Novak Djokovic or Matteo Berrettini who meet in the last quarterfinal later on Wednesday.



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