Rafael Nadal romped to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 victory to reach the final without losing a set against Dominic Thiem.
Nadal will meet another former Roland Garros champion in third seed and 2015 winner Stan Wawrinka, who prevailed past top seed Andy Murray 6-7(8), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-1 in four hours and 34 minutes.
Something will have to give during what should be a battle of a final. Wawrinka has never lost in a Grand Slam title match, having won all three of his earlier finals; including the 2015 Roland Garros title match against Novak Djokovic and the 2014 Australian Open final against Nadal.
But Nadal has never fallen in a Roland Garros final. The left-hander is a perfect 9-0 in French Open Finals. He also leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 15-3 and is 5-1 against Wawrinka on clay.
The 30-year-old Mallorca native has looked nearly unbeatable this fortnight as well. Through six matches, Nadal has yet to drop a set and has lost only 29 games; just two games off the Open Era record for fewest games dropped into a Grand Slam final held by Bjorn Borg.
a?Itas true I have been having a great tournament,a? said Nadal, who went on to praise the 23-year-old Thiem; who was given a warm round of applause despite one or two whistles as he faded in the third set. a?But Stan is playing unbelievable so itas going to be a very tough match. I saw him hitting the ball so hard, so I am going to have to play my best match.a?
The Spaniard also should be fresh. Nadal has spent only about 10 hours on court. Wawrinka, meanwhile, has spent more than 15 hours on the red dirt.
No man or woman has won 10 titles at a Grand Slam in the Open Era, since April 1968. Nadal won Roland Garros crowns in 2005-08 and ’10-14, and another Roland Garros title would give him a trio of a?La DAcimasa? this season.
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