On June 9, Nadal will play against Schwartzman in the 1/4 final of Roland Garros. Can Diego win at least one game against Rafa? Bookmakers do not believe this, and expect Nadal to win again in three sets.
Rafael Nadal
Nadal is the 3rd racket of the world. On the way to the 1/4 final, he defeated Popyrin (6-3, 6-3, 7-6), Gasquet (6-0, 7-5, 6-2), Norrie (6-3, 6-3, 6-3) and Sinner (7-5, 6-3, 6-0) in three games. To win at least a set against Rafa, the Australian was the closest. In the 3rd game, he led 5-2, did not realize two set points, and, as a result, lost on the tiebreak. Yannick had a chance to lead in the score in the 4th round: he led 5-3, but lost the 4th game in a row.
Diego Schwartzman
Schwartzman is the 10th racket of the world. Before Roland Garros, he played in five clay tournaments, but on 4 of them he was eliminated in the first round. The more surprising is that in Paris, he reached the 1/4 final without losing a single game. Lu Yanxun, Bedene, Kohlschreiber, and Struff were lucky enough to win. The most difficult match was the 4th round match against Jan-Lennard Struff: 7-6, 6-4, 7-5. "Swing" was throughout the match: in the first set, the German missed the advantage from the score 5-1, and in the 3rd game, he himself won back from 0-4, but still lost.
Personal meeting statistics
The score in personal meetings: 10-1 in favor of Nadal. On the ground: 5-1. The only victory Diego won in the 1/4 final of the "Masters" in Rome last season: 6-2, 7-5.
Interesting facts:
- Nadal is a 13-time winner of Roland Garros.
- Rafa has not lost at Roland Garros since 2015 – 34 matches in a row.
- At Roland Garros, the Spaniard has not lost 33 sets in a row.
- The Spaniard has won 16 of his last 17 matches.
- The semi-final at Roland Garros last season is Schwartzman's best result at the TBSH.
- Both guys reached the 1/4 finals without losing a single game.
- At Roland Garros, the guys met twice: in 2018, in the 1/4 finals, Rafa won in 4 games, and last season in the semifinals – in three sets.
Forecast from LiveResult.ru
Schwartzman is a master of long draws on the ground, but now he is not in the best shape, despite a confident exit in the 1/4 finals of Roland Garros. It is one thing to win over tennis players not from the TOP-40, and quite another-to play at a high level against the "king of the ground". I think there is no intrigue here: Rafa will surely beat Diego.
