And both are coping better on court at the biggest tournaments in this pandemic year than any of their peers. The fourth seed Kenin moved two wins from a second Grand Slam title of 2020 when she defeated Collins on the back of 38 winners, out-hitting her 26-year-old rival who had arrived in the last eight having unleashed a tournament total of 140. How to get into tennis - it's fun, will keep you fit and caters for all levels and abilities. Rafael Nadal has won his 13th French Open and 20th Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic in the final and tying Roger Federer's majors record. On Thursday, she will take a shot at becoming the first womens qualifier ever to make the final of any Grand Slam. Djokovic was cleared to play in Rome, where he beat Schwartzman in the final, and in Paris after testing positive for coronavirus on his Balkans exhibition tour earlier in the summer but he looked a physical mess in the first set. An asthma sufferer, Kvitova will not be missing the springtime pollen and the cooler temperatures have suited her flatter hitting of the ball. After showing that he would not be overawed in his first match against any of the so-called 'Big Three' of men's tennis, Sinner was in a position to serve out an engrossing first set that lasted for an hour and 10 minutes after breaking to lead 6-5, yet the greater experience of Nadal ultimately shone through as he hit back straightaway before taking the ensuing tie-break 7-4. One says it's a "miracle" that she is playing at all. The 'King of Clay' was never likely to relinquish his lead from such a dominant position and he duly cruised through the third set, finishing with aplomb as he thundered down an overarm smash in front of a small crowd that had stayed past 1am to watch his latest French Open victory. On Wednesday, Kvitova fired 22 winners and six aces past 32-year-old Siegemund, the world number 66 who was playing in the quarter-finals of a Slam for the first time. https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/game-set-and-match-newbies-in-french-open-semi-finals/story-aZf5dvYK1ksNPORP4kzXvM.html, Game, set and match: Newbies in French Open semi-finals, https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/roger-federer-lauds-rafael-nadal-for-matching-his-record/story-14Mo1FF8S8mT3ni8rhuhSP.html, Roger Federer lauds Rafael Nadal for matching his record, https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/rafael-nadal-s-journey-to-greatness/story-ZSyPwp4kdNjxINVbWXEthI.html, https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/one-of-the-greatest-achievements-in-sports-roger-federer-reacts-on-rafael-nadal-s-record-equaling-20th-grand-slam-win/story-ymeu6VUIzwobDCkjv57z7J.html, Roger Federer tweets on Rafael Nadals record-equaling 20th Grand Slam win, https://www.hindustantimes.com/tennis/rafael-nadal-blows-away-novak-djokovic-in-straight-sets-to-win-13th-french-open-title-equals-federer-s-all-time-record-with-20th-grand-slam/story-OACJGim6wqcOusU7pwa3nJ.html, Clay God equals Swiss Ace: Nadal wins 13th French Open, 20th slam. 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