Nadal comes face-to-face with future at Roland GarrosSmooth progress for Rafael NadalPARIS - Rafael Nadal comes face-to-face with the future in the shape of Jannik Sinner for a place in the Roland Garros semi-finals on Tuesday. He has made at least the semi-finals in Paris for the last four years, losing to Nadal in the 2018 and 2019 finals. Sinner, a champion skier in his youth before opting for tennis, is also the first player to reach the last eight on his Roland Garros debut since Nadal lifted the trophy in 2005. "It's not the easiest thing to play Nadal at Roland Garros. Paths to the quarter-finals:Sinner1st rd: bt David Goffin (BEL x11) 7-5, 6-0, 6-32nd rd: bt Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-43rd rd: bt Frederico Coria (ARG) 6-3, 7-5, 7-54th rd: bt Alexander Zverev (GER x6) 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3Nadal1st rd: bt Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-22nd rd: bt Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-1, 6-0, 6-33rd rd: bt Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 6-1, 6-4, 6-04th rd: bt Sebastian Korda (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2

Source: Bangkok Post October 06, 2020 01:41 UTC