Rafael Nadal gained revenge on Diego Schwartzman to reach his 13th French Open final. Schwartzman had managed his first victory over Nadal in 10 meetings at the Italian Open in Rome last month but a repeat never looked on the cards in the Spaniard's fortress. Nadal's 6-3 6-3 7-6 (0) victory made it 99 wins and only two defeats at Roland Garros and he will challenge for a 13th title against Novak Djokovic tomorrow. Nadal will face Djokovic for the 56th time in the final after the world number one withstood a spirited fightback to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets. Djokovic looked to be easing to a relatively straightforward victory when he served for the match at 5-4 in the third set, only for Tsitsipas to save a match point and turn the contest completely around.

Source: The Herald October 09, 2020 20:48 UTC