⁍ Rafael Nadal faces Diego Schwartzman in the French Open semi-finals.

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⁍ The Spaniard lost to the Argentine in the final of the Rome Masters.

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⁍ Nadal is bidding to equal Roger Federer’s 20 Grand Slam titles.

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– For the 12th time in his career, Rafael Nadal will play in the French Open semi-finals. This time, he’ll face 12th-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who beat Nadal in the Rome Masters final two weeks ago, reports Reuters. “He’s in the final in Rome, he’s in the semi-finals here,” says Nadal. “He beat me there. It’s a plus of confidence for him.” Nadal, who is bidding to equal Roger Federer’s 20 Grand Slam titles, has only ever lost two matches at the claycourt major—to Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic—and has yet to lose a set en route to the semi-finals this year. “He’s coming with big confidence,” says Nadal. “I’m going to try to go on court, play my best, try to play my game, play aggressive, try to do something a little bit different than what I did in Rome, of course. Hope to be ready to play my best.”