PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2018 Roland Garros SF Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro

2018 Roland Garros SF Rafael Nadal bt. Juan Martin del Potro  6/4 6/1 6/2

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Defending and 10-time Roland-Garros champion is through to an 11th final in Paris after dispatching Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, 6-4 6-1 6-2. 

The Spaniard is just the second man in the Open Era to advance to 11 championship matches at a single Grand Slam, joining Roger Federer, who has won eight titles from 11 finals at Wimbledon. Nadal is now 10-0 in the final four on the Parisian clay, and 23-3 overall in Grand Slam semi-finals. His most recent loss in the semi-finals of a major came against Del Potro at the 2009 US Open, which the Argentine won. Nadal is now 33-3 in sets in the final four in Paris, losing one in 2005 to Federer and two against Novak Djokovic in 2013.

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• Highlights

• On-court interview

• Interview for Eurosport (ES)