Rafael Nadal put an end to British singles hopes at the French Open for another year with a straightforward victory over Cameron Norrie in the third round. It was a third meeting between the pair in 2021, with Nadal having won at the same stage of the Australian Open and on clay in Barcelona, and Norrie again could find no answers in a 6-3 6-3 6-3 defeat. In that he is in very good company, of course, and Nadal extended his streak of consecutive sets won at Roland Garros to 32 as he chases a 14th title. Rafael Nadal recorded his third third-round victory over Cameron Norrie this yearNo player has beaten the Spaniard on the Parisian clay since 2015 and at no stage here did that look likely to change. Nadal sealed the second set with a sizzling backhand winner and quickly moved ahead in the decider.

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2021 16:12 UTC