Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet at the French Open for the first time in eight years after winning hugely different quarterfinals in soggy and blustery Paris
After winning his quarterfinal at the French Open, Roger Federer addressed the crowd, not to mention plenty more watching on TV around the world.
"Maybe the reason I came back to play on clay was to play Rafa," Federer said. If that is true, Federer got his wish after he downed fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 in a bruising three-and-a-half hour duel on court Suzanne Lenglen.Next up is his old foe, the 11-time champion Rafael Nadal, who dispatched Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 6-3 in under two hours on the main Philippe Chatrier court.
Roger Federer on his first Wimbledon title in 2003 01:09Federer has said beating Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open final was one of the biggest highlights of a career filled with trophies -- it had been a decade since he triumphed over the Spaniard at a major. A victory over Nadal at the French Open for the first time and at his very advanced tennis age would have to rank up there, too. Yet for a while Tuesday, it looked Federer would never get there.
The Matador's dream comes true 05:11Federer improved to 23-3 against his pal, not paying the price for going only 2-for-18 on break points four months after he went 0-for-12 in a fourth-round Australian Open loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Despite the defeat, it was a gutsy display from Wawrinka after his five-hour classic with Tsitsipas on Sunday. He showed he is back after knee surgery in 2017. Nishikori also endured a marathon against Benoit Paire that concluded Monday.
Naomi Osaka: Tennis' next Serena Williams? 02:54Murray isn't on tour as he prepares to return from longstanding hip issues at a tournament in London in doubles in June but his fellow Brit Konta is. The 26th seed is in the midst of a career revival. The precedents are there -- Jelena Ostapenko had never won a match at the French Open, then claimed the title in 2017.
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