Spaniard Rafael Nadal qualified for his fourteenth semi-final at Roland Garros but dropped a set in the process against Diego Schwartzman.
He could find Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
In the women's draw, the big favorite Iga Swiatek finally lost against the Greek Maria Sakkari.
Rafael Nadal gave up his first set of the tournament on Wednesday before qualifying for his 14th semi-final at Roland Garros, while defending champion Iga Swiatek was stunned by the power of Maria Sakkari, leaving a very unexpected women's final four. .
The last men's quarter Djokovic-Berrettini was scheduled for the evening, this last night game of the 2021 edition finally welcoming a few thousand spectators thanks to the reduction of the curfew to 11:00 p.m.
While waiting for a half Nadal-Djokovic
The long-awaited duel since the draw was to take shape in the evening. Nadal (3rd) disposed of Diego Schwartzman (10th) by giving him a set, before regaining full control of the game to win 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. "I started the second set badly. I came back to 4-4, but I again played the return game badly and I knew it would be difficult to keep my serve", analyzed the Spaniard in quest for a 14th coronation at Roland Garros, which would be synonymous with a record 21st title in Major. The King of the Earth signed a 104th tournament victory against Schwartzman (for two losses). He always won there when he reached the semi-finals. Djokovic (N.1) must face him the Italian colossus Matteo Berrettini (9th) at night and in public.The Serbian had a complicated round of 16 where he was led two sets to zero by Lorenzo Musetti (76th), while the Italian took advantage of Roger Federer's forfeit.
Swiatek to the mat
After eliminating the last finalist Sofia Kenin (5th in the world) in the round of 16, Sakkari (18th) disposed of defending champion Iga Swiatek, 6-4, 6-4, to reach at 25 her first semi-final of Grand Slam.
Swiatek (9th), who had flown over the autumn 2020 edition without losing a single set, continued until then.
The Polish had still not lost a single round to arrive in the quarterfinals and the table having shed its other headliners, she was more than ever favorite to her own succession.
She was also the last player of the World Top 10 still in contention so that after her elimination, for the first time in the Open era (1968), there is not a single top ten seed in the last Parisian square.
Results of the quarter-finals played on Wednesday:
Men's Singles (Quarter-finals):
Rafael Nadal (ESP / N.3) beats Diego Schwartzman (ARG / N.10) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Women's Singles (Quarter-finals):
Barbora Krejcíková (CZE) beats Cori Gauff (USA / N.24) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3
Maria Sakkari (GRE / N.17) beats Iga Swiatek (POL / N.8) 6-4, 6-4