Rafael Nadal routs Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2 in the 4th round in Paris on Sunday after playing a superlative match to deal with Jannik Sinner in the quarter.
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Nadal took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Korda in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Rafael reinforced his lead after breaking the American in the 4th (4-0) game before managing to win the set (6-1).
A defining moment of this set was when Rafael won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.
Nadal was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 3rd game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 49 points. Rafael conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Sebastian (28-21). Nadal dropped 13 points on serve (19-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Korda conceded 9 points on serve (8-9).
Nadal was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Korda in the 1st game (1-0). Rafael managed to boost his lead after breaking Korda in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before managing to win the set.
The American lost the 5th game (4-1) when he had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0. Korda was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.
Nadal converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 41 points. Rafael was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than the American (27-14). Nadal was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (12-4). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).
Korda had a favorable start in this set after breaking Nadal in the 1st game (1-0). However, Nadal found the way to come back to break Sebastian 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
Sebastian was outplayed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-2 to 6-2.
Rafael converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). In addition on the other side, Korda converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 56 points. The Spaniard won 12 points more than Korda (34-22). Nadal conceded 12 points on serve (18-12). On the other side, Korda conceded 16 points on serve (10-16).
The Spaniard will add to his prize money € 94,500 after winning this match. He has won already € 283,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rafael will add € 141,750 to his earnings to get in total € 425,250 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Korda is 1-0 for Rafael.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Sebastian Korda French Open – Paris
Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Jannik Sinner – stats
Nadal will compete against Sinner in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Jannik Sinner since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
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