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It was already around 1:30 in the morning in Paris when Rafael Nadal sentenced the victory over Jannik Sinner, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 and 6-1, after two hours and 49 minutes, with the in order to stamp his thirteenth appearance in the semifinals of Roland Garros.
At the end of the match, played with temperatures around 13 degrees, the Spanish criticized the organization of the French Grand Slam stage.
“The problem is not the hours we leave the field, since we have two days without meetings. The problem, for me, is the cold. It’s too cold to play tennis. I know that in soccer players compete with the same or worse conditions, but tennis is not soccer. We have been unemployed for longer and it is dangerous for the body to play in this cold, ”said the Mallorcan, who is seeking the 13th title in Paris and equals the record of 20 majors of the Swiss Roger Federer.
In the semifinals, Nadal has a date with the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, winner of the Austrian Dominic Thiem.
