FRENCH OPEN
Nadal moves closer to historic 11th French Open title
Paris — On another eventful day at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal moved closer to an incredible 11th French Open title and Serena Williams pulled out of the tournament shortly before her fourth-round match against Maria Sharapova. At the same time SA’s Kevin Anderson imploded after winning the first two sets at a canter against the slight Argentinian, Diego Schwartzman. Williams has played only a handful of matches since returning from maternity leave, but the three-time Roland Garros champion had looked sharp in her hunt for a 24th Grand Slam title. "Unfortunately, I’m having some issues with my pec [pectoral] muscle. Right now I can’t actually serve. It’s kind of hard to play," she said. Nadal said he did not "feel old" after beating German Maximilian Marterer to reach the quarterfinals the day after his 32nd birthday. The world No1’s 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7/4) victory over the world No70 saw him equal the record of 12 last-eight appearances at Roland Garros set by Novak Djokovic the day befo...
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