[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [6] Juan Martin del Potro (ESP) FedEx ATP Head2Head: Nadal leads Del Potro 9-5 Ten-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro, playing some of the best tennis of his career in 2018, will square off in a blockbuster semi-final in south-west Paris on Friday. While Nadal has a 9-5 lead against Del Potro in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, the pair has met only twice before on clay courts. In their two completed red dirt matches, Nadal beat Del Potro 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 at the Paris major in 2007 and 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(0) in the 2011 Davis Cup final. Nadal also won their last clash in the 2017 US Open...
Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs. [7] Dominic Thiem (AUT) First FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting Marco Cecchinato will be hoping to continue his fairy-tale run on Friday in the Roland Garros semi-finals, with the pressure on Dominic Thiem’s shoulders as a two-time semi-finalist in Paris. Seventh-seeded Austrian Thiem is currently on a nine-match unbeaten streak after winning his 10th ATP World Tour crown at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Cecchinato is playing the best tennis of his career, having beaten Top 10 seeds Pablo Carreno Busta and David Goffin before stunning 2016 champion Djokovic to reach the final four. View Roland-Garros Singles Draw [ALSO LIKE] "Cecchinato is full of confidence," said Thiem. "[He is] probably the most confident player out there...
Rafael Nadal will aim to move one step closer to a historic 11th Roland Garros title when he clashes with Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday. Meanwhile, on Court Suzanne Lenglen, Marin Cilic and Juan Martin del Potro face off, for the 13th time in their FexEx ATP Head2Head series. ATPWorldTour.com previews Wednesday's Roland Garros quarter-finals. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [11] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Nadal leads FedEx ATP Head2Head series 5-0 Nadal and Schwartzman will do battle for the second straight Grand Slam on Wednesday. At the Australian Open, earlier this year, Nadal overcame the 5'7" Argentine after three hours and 51 minutes to reach the quarter-finals. The two also met this year at the...
Alexander Zverev will go for personal – and possibly Grand Slam – history when he meets Dominic Thiem in the Roland Garros quarter-finals on Tuesday. Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, a man very familiar with this stage in Paris, will try to stop first-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist Marco Cecchinato of Italy. ATPWorldTour.com previews Tuesday's Roland Garros quarter-finals. [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [7] Dominic Thiem (AUT) Thiem leads FedEx ATP Head2Head series 4-2 The last time they met, a maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title was on the line for Dominic Thiem. But it was Alexander Zverev, loser of all three of their prior clay-court matches, who came through to win his third Masters 1000 title, and second on clay, at...
A certain 10-time champion continues his quest, while giants collide on Court Suzanne-Lenglen and a 5'7" Argentine eyes another Grand Slam breakthrough. It's all happening on Day 9 at Roland Garros. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Maximilian Marterer (GER) First FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting The quest for La Undécima rolls on. Nadal blasted into the Round of 16 without dropping a set and has endured little resistance thus far. But that could all change against Germany's unseeded star Maximilian Marterer, who is hoping his fairytale run on the terre battue has another moment of magic in it. While Nadal will certainly be the favourite as they take to Court Philippe-Chatrier, Marterer will be eager to carry the momentum from his...
