All Spanish match-up in Roland Garros quarter-finals
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 @ 10:03 AM
Spain's top two male tennis players, Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer, will square off against each other in the quarter-finals of the 2014 French Open, in what will be a re-match of last year's final.
Ferrer beat the South Africa's Kevin Anderson, seeded 20th, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 to set up a meeting with the World No. 1. Apart from a brief fightback by Anderson in the third set, Ferrer was in dominant form but is well aware of the task ahead of him in the next round.
"I will try to do my best," said Ferrer about his upcoming match against Nadal. "I will try to play aggressively with my forehand and try to finish the points on the net. But of course it's going to be difficult with Rafael on a clay court."
Defending champion Nadal despatched Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic in ruthless fashion, booking his place in the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory in just over an hour and a half. Nadal outclassed Lajovic from the outset, winning 17 straight points at the start of the second set before the Serbian got a single point on the board.
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