Federer and Nadal march on at French Open
Swiss is the oldest man to reach a Major quarterfinal since Connors
02 June 2019 - 19:20
Paris — Roger Federer made short work of Argentinian Leonardo Mayer to become the oldest man in 28 years to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open on Sunday, while Rafael Nadal claimed his 90th Roland Garros win.
The 37-year-old Federer, playing at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, claimed a 6-2 6-3 6-3 win over world No 68 Mayer in a sweltering 32°C and will face either Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas or close friend and fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the last eight...
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