French Open 2021: Rafael Nadal beats Diego Schwartzman in Paris
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Nadal has won 105 of his 107 matches at Roland Garros
Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached a record-extending 14th French Open semi-final after outlasting Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in a tricky battle played in front of 5,000 fans in Paris.
Spanish third seed Nadal, who has won the title on 13 occasions, won 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 against 10th seed Schwartzman on a buzzing Court Philippe Chatrier.
Nadal, 35, will face the winner of Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic or Italian ninth seed Matteo Berrettini.
The pair meet on Chatrier at 19:00 BST.
Djokovic, 34, avoided a shock fourth-round exit when he fought back from two sets down against teenager Lorenzo Musetti, leading 6-7 (7-9) 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 6-0 4-0 when the 19-year-old Italian retired.
Berrettini, 25, has not played since Saturday after he was given a walkover following Roger Federer’s withdrawal.
More to follow.