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Rafael Nadal was worried. A guy so unflinching, so nearly unbeatable, while sliding and grinding and pounding his way past opponent after opponent at the French Open, got a real case of nerves during the 18 hours he and Novak Djokovic waited for the restart of their rain-interrupted final at Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal moved closer to a record seventh French Open title and improved to 50-1 for his career at the tournament by beating 12th-seeded Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal improved his record at the French Open to 47-1, advancing to the third round Thursday by beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2, 6-0.

Rafael Nadal overcomes Roger Federer in four bruising sets to equal Bjorn Borg's record of six French Open crowns and retain his number one world ranking.

Rafael Nadal is still the "King of Clay" at the French Open, and he will be for at least another couple of days after beating Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Friday to reach his sixth final in seven years at Roland Garros.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survives a five-set scare as he overcomes American John Isner in five sets to reach the second round of the French Open.

Last year Robin Soderling deprived Rafael Nadal of the chance to compete for his fifth French Open championship. This year, the Spaniard would not be denied.

In one of the biggest upsets in tennis, Rafael Nadal, the four-time defending French Open champion, was beaten in the fourth round by Robin Soderling.

Rafael Nadal broke the French Open men's record for consecutive wins when he beat Marcos Daniel of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 Monday in the first round.