Nadal continues his reign over Roland Garros – day 10 at the French Open
The Spaniard is through to a 15th Roland Garros semi-final and on course for a 14th title.
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Rafael Nadal won the epic 59th instalment of his rivalry with Novak Djokovic.
The Spaniard is through to a 15th Roland Garros semi-final and on course for a 14th title.
Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz’s run was ended in four sets by Alexander Zverev, and Coco Gauff reached the semi-final of a grand slam for the first time by beating fellow American Sloane Stephens.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day 10 of the French Open.
Picture of the day
Match of the day
A four-hour, four-set marathon ended at 1.15am local time after Nadal clinched a fourth-set tie-break to seal a memorable 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 (4) victory over Djokovic.
Shot of the day
Quote of the day
Tweet of the day
To be honest you could have knocked out a dissertation during some of the games in the Nadal/Djokovic match.
Shock of the day
Martina Trevisan has crept under the radar until she beat 17th seed Laylah Fernandez in three sets to reach her first grand slam semi-final at the age of 28. She will face Gauff for a place in the final.
Brit watch
There was disappointment in the men’s doubles as top seeds Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram lost a match tie-break in their quarter-final against Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek. Neal Skupski and Dutchman Wesley Koolhof were also beaten in three by Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.
Fallen seeds
Women: Laylah Fernandez (17).Men: Novak Djokovic (1), Carlos Alcaraz (6).
Up next
Iga Swiatek, the world number one and 2020 champion, faces American 11th seed Jessica Pegula for a place in the semi-finals. The night match sees Danish teenager Holger Rune face Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud.
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