Twelve-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal raced into the quarter-finals with a straight-set victory against American qualifier Sebastian Korda. Our champ took the match 6-1 6-1 6-2.
“Sebastian will have a really bright future, such a great player and only 20 years old,” said Rafa, of a player who calls him an inspiration.
“It is a real honour. All of our generation try hard to be passionate, play every single day at our best, and if that is an inspiration for the younger generation, that is good.”
He will face the winner of Alexander Zverev versus Jannik Sinner next.
BRAVO, IMPECABLE, COMO SIEMPRE, ENHORABUENA Y ADELANTE!!!!
I pray and hope Rafa wins but I can’t watch. It’s very often that I am just too nervous to watch him play. Today …… whatever little I e seen is certainly not his best but as long as he gets through …….
VAMOS
🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Good effort from Sinner but it’s time to TURN UP THE HEAT RAFA!!!
1 Down … 2 To Go!.
VAMOS!!!!!
Phew, thst was close! Mimi Lau, i was too nervous to enjoy the first set.
😂 I understand Lorna, try your best, I am trying very hard, nerve racking at some moments 😱 Jannik is so talented, not easy to put away, one more set to go hopefully🤞
BTW you are more accurate than me👍
Rafa finally get tested well by Jannik! Rafa made us nervous the first two sets, but I am glad somehow he still managed to win in straight sets🙏
Rest well and then get ready for Diego next Rafa ❤️ Vamos💪
Ah finally my heart is beating again
He is a monster, a legend, a true champion
Once again, I can not see the match with Rafael Nadal. I Don’t know why. He is the one tennis player I can not see playing. Can someone help me find a solution, please.
Sorry to hear that, Magali. FYI., Rafa is up two sets and a break in the third set.
Rafa won in straight sets!
Sinner is hitting hard and rushing Rafa into errors. Looks like that’s his strategy
It’s now 10.45pm local time. Any predictions as to what time Rafa’s match will finish?
Before 1AM
Ok. I’d say 1.30am
👌 Lorna. Enjoy the match!
Perfect prediction, Lorna 👏👏👏
I would like Lorna to give me some lotto numbers please.😀
It’s not looking too good for Rafa, I’m afraid. I’m sure he would have preferred Thiem to win instead. Just too bad that D.S won…..it’s a bad omen.
Rafa may just implode against Sinner in order to avoid playing Diego the 2nd time in 3 wks. It would be a huge shame if Rafa were to lose the 2nd time.
Let’s see the unexpected implosion against Sinner.
But as always…….cheers
Congratulations to Diego – a well deserved victory. So nice to see the genuine friendship and respect on display between both players at the end of the match.
Vamos Rafa, 3 sets in a row please. And fast…
Wow!!! Congrats to Diego Schwartzman with a 5 set victory over Dominic Thiem…
Tremendous accomplishment and now Diego will play in his first Grand Slam semi final of his career…
Late night for Rafa…. Let’s hope he can take him in 3 straight!
VAMOS RAFA!!!!!!!!
Let’s hope the late night won’t be a repeat of the Wimbledon situation where he and Djokovic had the match stopped and had to finish the next day.
I’ve been thinking of that, too, although this will be so late that it might start even later the Wimbledon curfew time.
RR and jas_uk, that one still hurt 😔
What a match, so thrilled for Diego! However I’m less than thrilled about the late start for Rafa. Tomorrow’s schedule is out and Rafa-Jannik isn’t on it, so currently they are expected to play tonight.
Congratulations to Diego👏
Most likely he will meet Rafa next!🤞
Good luck to Rafa against Jannik🍀🎾❤️
Why are there always issues with the scheduling in Paris? I appreciate that it’s no-one’s fault that the Collins-Jabeur match was rained off yesterday, but scheduling 5 matches on Chatrier is crazy. What if Dominic and Diego go to a 5th set? It’s not raining at the moment, so they could get at least one of the matches played on Lenglen.
Although I think they’ve done quite well to have only one match played a day late, I agree they could have put Jabeur-Collins on Lenglen, it was the court where they started the match, after all. I thought it was slightly unfair that the men played yesterday and the women’s match was postponed, especially after they had come out and warmed up, but hopefully all the players agreed to it.
Goodness knows what time Rafa and Jannik are going to start. I don’t know if there’s any curfew at RG – would they even start a match at midnight?! At least there’s an extra day off for the semi-finalists in the top half, but I would rather Rafa had played in the daytime. This match is going to be hard enough as it is I think, a big step up from the earlier rounds.
At least the second women’s match was short. Vamos Diego!
Good luck to Diego🍀 I am hoping for a long match between Diego and Dominic, but I also would like Rafa and Jannik to start their match as early as possible.😬
This is ridiculous. It’s 8pm Paris time, and, even if the final set only takes an hour, it’ll be half 9 before Swiatek and Trevisan can start, and then their match could go to 3 sets.
Difficult to understand why two unseeded women are scheduled on Chatrier. Simone Mathieu is not in use today. Unless there’s a problem with it you would think their match would be moved. Feel like it’s disrespectful to the defending champion Rafa to have to wait all day.
The doubles matches are finished, perhaps they can move the ladies match to Lenglen too?
Agreed Pauline….NY Times reporter .Christopher Clarey reported that Zverev said he tested negative for Covid and he posted the test results on his instagram account…. (has the document posted) with an announcement on it to everyone that he will take a few days to recover and gives full credit to Jannik and wishes him good luck along the way.
That’s where I got the info Marileena.
The clinic should have told him that testing negative the day after showing symptoms doesn’t put you in the clear. According to MD’s he will need to be retested in 5 days or so. Hoping he will do that.
A.Z. has claimed that he took a Covid test which was negative. He is now saying that his physio informed the Dr. yesterday who gave him medication. Was no mention of this previously. He also told Eurosport that there was no requirement to report his illness. This is untrue and in violation of the F.O. protocol. If a Dr. was in fact consulted he was supposed to test him at that time and have him isolate until the result came back.
Alex is 23 years old. More than time for him to realize that the world isn’t only about him. Perhaps he can start to spare a few thoughts for other people. Don’t dislike the guy but will like him better when he finally grows up.
I wonder why there has been no mention of the Zverev incident on Tennis Channel. Does the French Federation hope this whole issue will go away? I just want protocols to be followed so everyone is safe.
Jabeur-Collins moved to tomorrow on Chatrier, PCB and Altmaier tonight on Chatrier after outside play was mostly rained off.
Rafa v Jannik Siinner is the last (fifth) match on Chatrier tomorrow. I don’t like that timing, but as always, vamos Rafa!
Now Zverev is out of the tournament, he isn’t obliged to take a covid test. I only hope he does the decent thing by having the test for the good of all concerned.
If only the F.O. had instituted temperature checks at the hotel (as was done in N.Y.) before players left for their matches A.Z. would have been pulled from the tournament. Instead they relied on the good judgment of each individual. Zverev stated that he thought it would probably be a quick 3 setter and that he could get through it. Some judgment.
Wishing for his driver, the ball kids and staff he came near to all get tested and are negative.
Truly hope so Lorna. Thanks for letting us know. Was unaware of that.