Rafael Nadal

The winner between Nadal and Tsitsipas on Thursday will earn another berth in the semi-finals.

Nadal has a poor record when it comes to playing on indoor hard courts.

Nadal refuses to call himself the best tennis player in history.

Nadal is now tied with Roger Federer with the record of 20 Grand Slam titles each.

The Polish teenager defeated Sofia Kenin in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.

Nadal defeated Diego Schwartzman in straight sets in the semi-final.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are expected to make it to the final but they still have to make it through their hungry opponents.

Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals at a Grand Slam for the 38th time.

Consecutive five-set encounters at Roland Garros proved too much for Thiem.

The 12-time French Open champion thinks that the organisers should not have scheduled too many matches at Philippe Chatrier.

The 33-year old Serb is chasing his 18th Grand Slam title and is in great form.

Djokovic served 10 aces, hit 25 winners, and won 95% of points with his first serve alone.

The 39-year old former world number one hasn't won a Grand Slam title since the Australian Open in 2017.

No player has been able to defeat Djokovic on the court in 2020 so far.

The world number one was disqualified from the US Open after he lost his temper.

France is suffering from a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic like much of Europe and other countries around the world.

Nadal's bid for a 13th French open title suffered a setback.

The US Open champion had already been having fitness issues while in New York.

The former world number one is still making his way back up the ranks after a major surgery in 2019.

A new Grand Slam champion will be crowned for the first time since Marin Cilic won the US Open in 2014.

The 33-year old Serbian is eager to win his 18th Grand Slam at the Flushing Meadows this year.

Meanwhile, Spain's Marcel Granollers has replaced France's Benoit Paire in the men's singles draw.

The Serbian world number one is eyeing his 18th Grand Slam title with the US Open starting on August 31.

The Western and Southern Open is being played in New York this year in preparation for the US Open.

The 33-year old Serbian is currently three short of Federer's 20-Grand Slam tally, and two short of Nadal's 19 major titles.

WTA world number one Ashleigh Barty, fifth-ranked Elina Svitolina, and number seven Kiki Bertens have already pulled out of the 2020 US Open.

Nadal is the latest high profile player to pull out of the Grand Slam event.

Spanish health ministers have recommended the cancellation of the event amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Whether they play the US Open remains to be seen.

The tennis season has been at a standstill since mid-March due to the virus outbreak worldwide.