Rafael Nadal defeated Dutch 26th-seeded Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-2 6- in the third round of the French Open on Friday for a potentially mouth-watering performance against world number one Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. defeated by 4.
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Nadal has 13 Roland Garros titles out of his 21 Majors, the most among men, but the Spaniard was ruled out last year when he lost to eventual champion Djokovic in the semifinals.
Around the same time on nearby court Philippe Chatrier, the Serb also put up an impressive performance to book his place in the fourth round, with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Baden. – Equivalent to 21st Major.
Djokovic will next take on Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, while Nadal will take on Canadian ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassim before his potential clash in the last eight.
Van de Zandschulp started the match on a strong level, breaking Nadal’s serve in the first game, but the Spaniard’s delivery seemed almost impenetrable for the rest of the competition on court Susan Lenglen.
In the first meeting of his career against the Dutchman, Nadal determined the words from behind the baseline, absorbing his opponent’s power, and then pulling out his venomous forehand when needed.
Van de Zandschulp, currently ranked career-high 29th, staged a brief fight in the third set when he won three games in a row 4-0, but Nadal, who will turn 36 next week, He didn’t have a throne.
Nadal broke the 26-year-old’s serve twice in each of three sets, hitting 25 winners, while keeping a lid on his unforced errors. The left-hander ended the contest with an overhead smash on his second match point.
Nadal said on the court, “I had a chance with a 5-0 breakpoint, then the match was over, but he made a great second serve.” “Then I played a bad game with my serve and he started playing aggressively and you feel a little nervous to finish the match.
“Straight sets, this was my best match of the tournament for two and a half sets.”
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