French Open: Rafael Nadal sweeps into semi-finals at Roland Garros

The Spaniard will play Novak Djokovic for a place in the final

Wednesday 05 June 2013 17:51 BST
Comments
Rafael Nadal celebrates after reaching the semi-finals of the French Open
Rafael Nadal celebrates after reaching the semi-finals of the French Open

Rafa Nadal's transformation into claycourt machine was complete on Wednesday as the seven-times champion bulldozed into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-2 6-3 6-1 crushing of Swiss ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka.

After he huffed and puffed through the opening week of the claycourt grand slam, the Spanish third seed was at his awe-inspiring best to set up a meeting with world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Nadal, who has lost only one match at Roland Garros, marched through the opening set conceding zero break points against a tiring Wawrinka.

The Swiss, who had survived a five-set thriller in the previous round, ran out of steam and ideas, bowing out on the first match point after less than two hours.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in