Rafael Nadal sprinted to the semi-finals of the 2020 French Open in just 10 hours without dropping a set before running into a three-hour roadblock called Diego Schwartzman. Only Federer and Djokovic have done that to Nadal in a Roland Garros semi-final. “I made a couple of mistakes; he played some good points and I missed two volleys,” said Nadal courtside. But, from 2-4 down in the third, Schwartzman dragged it back to 5-5 as Nadal lost control of his groundstrokes. Nadal, with a cushion of six match points, tidied up the win when Schwartzman stuck his last backhand into the net.

Source: The Irish Times October 09, 2020 18:32 UTC