French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Juan Martin del Potro to reach final
Paris, Jun 9 (IBNS): Top seed Rafael Nadal defeated Argentine Juan Martin del Potro on Friday to reach the French Open final, media reports said
Nadal defeated del Potro 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
Spanish tennis icon Nadal will take on Austrian Dominic Thiem in the final.
The final will be held on Sunday.
After the win, Nadal said: "I am very happy to be back in the final here at Roland Garros. For me it's incredible."
The 32-year old tennis player has been quoted by BBC, "It's impossible without hard work and going through tough moments.
"You have to be focused and keep your passion for the game. I never dreamed in 2005 when I played my first final here that I would be in another one."
Image: twitter.com/rolandgarros
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.