Ruthless Nadal charges into French Open last 16 | Malay Mail

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PARIS, Oct 3 ― Claycourt master Rafael Nadal powered his way into the fourth round of his beloved French Open as his campaign for a record-extending 13th title picked up momentum with a merciless 6-1 6-4 6-0 demolition of Italian Stefano Travaglia yesterday. The second seed, looking to match...

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his third round match against Italy's Stefano Travaglia in Paris October 2, 2020. ― Reuters pic

The second seed, looking to match Roger Federer's record of 20 men's Grand Slam singles titles, will next meet 20-year-old American Sebastian Korda, one of his biggest admirers. “Another negative thing that means is that I am 34. That's another point that is not beautiful. But I'm happy to hear that. I know he's playing great. He's a very young kid with a lot of power. I think he has an amazing future ― hopefully not yet.”

“The scoreline is because I did a lot of good things, I went to the net more often, I was more aggressive,” he said.Nadal, in his 16th consecutive appearance at Roland Garros since his triumphant debut in 2005, started in dominant fashion, winning the first nine points.

 

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