Familiar results at French Open as Nadal, Swiatek advance
Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning her third-round match against Estonia's Anett Kontaveit at Roland Garros on June 5, 2021.Iga Swiatek closed out her latest French Open victory and raised a triumphant right fist. Rafael Nadal won less than half an hour later and celebrated with a left uppercut.
As Nadal spoke to the crowd after the match, fans reminded the Spaniard of his title total by shouting “treize!” – 13 in French.Nadal will next play 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner, who is seeded 18th. Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Britain's Cameron Norrie during their men's singles third-round tennis match at Roland Garros in Paris on June 5, 2021.Swiatek, 20, has won 20 consecutive sets at Roland Garros and that streak was in jeopardy when she trailed Kontaveit 4-2. The title holder dominated from there and lost only 12 points in the second set.
“This whole year hasn’t been so great in terms of my tennis,” Kenin said. “I’ve had some early round exits. I’m just happy that I’m finally finding my rhythm and playing some good tennis again.” Kenin had 10 double faults and was broken five times but held her final four service games to close out the win. The 2020 Australian Open champion, who was sidelined by an appendectomy in February, improved to 10-8 this year.
Djokovic advanced to the round of 16 at the French Open for the 12th consecutive year and said he made necessary adjustments on a cool, cloudy afternoon.
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