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June 09, 2021The Spanish Rafael Nadal wins the semifinal at Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the season taking place on the Parisian clay court.
The 13-time winner of the tournament defeated the Argentine Diego Schwartzman (10 of the seeding) in four sets, with the score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, in two hours and 48 'of play . Nadal, number three in the world, awaits the winner of tonight's match between Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini in the semifinal.
On the other side of the board, the semifinal will be between the Greek Tsitsipas and the German Zverev.
The women's tournament
Maria Sakkari wins the semifinal by beating the reigning champion Iga Swiatek in two sets. The Greek player, number 18 in the WTA ranking, won with a double 6-4 in an hour and 31 'of play. For the place in the final he will fight with Barbora Krejcikova. The 25-year-old Czech, number 33 in the world, surpasses the 17-year-old American Coco Gauff, number 25 in the WTA and 24 in the seeding, with a score of 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in an hour and 54 minutes. In the other women's semifinal Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Tamara Zidansek will compete.