The draw produced the intriguing possibility of a Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Rafael Nadal (Spain) second-round matchup, and that came to fruition, but Djokovic sealed a comfortable straight-sets victory and progressed to the semi-finals without dropping a set.

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Rafael Nadal has won fourteen French Open titles and has a record at Roland Garros of 112-4.

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The draw opened up in the top quarter when number one seed Novak Djokovic (Serbia) was eliminated in two tie breaks by Juan Martin Del Potro

This became a very open contest as Ashleigh Barty (Australia) and Naomi Osaka (Japan) both failed to get far in the event