Player of the day: Nadal continues to set records in Paris

Rafael Nadal is more than just the player of the day, he's one of the all-time greats in this sport and his dominance has been on full display in Paris. While many things have changed this year at Roland Garros, Nadal's winning ways haven't been altered in any way.

In three hours and 10 minutes the Spaniard posted a 6-3 6-3 7-6 (0) win against first-time semifinalist Diego Schwartzman to reach his 13th Roland Garros final and 28th career major final.

Just a few weeks ago, Nadal came up short against the Argentine in Rome, falling, 6-2, 7-5, in just over two hours. The quarterfinal loss was quite surprising, since he had never lost to Schwartzman in his previous eight bouts. Some questioned if he would be prepared for Paris after a long six-month hiatus.

Although he didn't capture his 10th Rome title this year, the 19-time major champion is back to his usual routine on the clay and hasn't given up a single set. He has now claimed 99 of his 101 matches played at Roland Garros.

"Today I think the experience of Rome help me in some way because I was able to take a look on the match, to analyze the things that worked well and things that, of course, didn't work," Nadal told press.

The world No. 2 awaits the winner of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Quick Facts

4th

He's into his fourth consecutive Roland Garros final

0

He haas never lost a Roland Garros semifinal

12-0

His Roland Garros final record