Rafael Nadal upset his close friend Richard Gasquet for the 18th time to advance to the fourth round of the US Open. With a 6-0, 6-1, 7-5 triumph, four-time winner Nadal extended his perfect 18-0 record over Gasquet.
Further, Rafael Nadal maintained his chances of winning a 23rd Grand Slam championship. Since their first encounter as juniors, Gasquet has lost to Nadal 34 times in a row. The winner of the Australian and French Open Rafael Nadal will play the 22nd seed Frances Tiafoe for a place in the quarterfinals.
“A tremendous player, very aggressive, and really fast”, Nadal lauded the American teenager. Tiafoe defeated Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 6-4, sending him to the round of 16 for the third time in a row.
Nadal, 36, accidentally hit his face with his racket during the second round, resulting in a bloodied nose, but it didn’t seem to worry him. Rafael Nadal jokingly stated that, It’s a little bit bigger than usual, but it’s okay.
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