In the most anticipated tennis match in years, Nadal outplayed Federer in every aspect of the game Friday on Court Philippe Chatrier, where the Spaniard muscled, ran and blasted his way to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory that sends him on to Sunday’s final and a chance to extend his record 11 French Open championships.
He’ll face the winner of Fridays other semifinal between world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and fourth ranked Dominic Thiem.
It was a gloomy end to an brilliant tournament for Federer, who was making his return to Roland Garros for the first time since 2015.
“It’s incredible, congratulations to Roger,” Nadal said on court afterwards. “It’s incredible to play at that level aged 37.”
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