Nadal Drops Set, Beats Schwartzman to Reach French Open SF

Nadal Drops Set, Beats Schwartzman to Reach French Open SF
Spain's Rafael Nadal shouts as he plays Argentina's Diego Schwartzman during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, on June 9, 2021. Michel Euler/AP Photo
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PARIS—Rafael Nadal’s French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title—including 14 at Roland Garros—remains very much intact.

Nadal shrugged off dropping a set in Paris for the first time in two years and regained control Wednesday, whipping violent forehands punctuated with first pumps and yells of “Vamos!” en route to a 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 victory over 10th-seeded Diego Schwartzman to reach the semifinals at the clay-court major tournament.