It’s Federer vs. Nadal again at French Open
PARIS — Roger Federer wrapped up a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday to advance to the French Open semifinals.
On Friday, Federer will meet old rival Rafael Nadal, the 11-time French Open champion. It will be their 39th career meeting and their sixth in Paris. Nadal is 5-0 against Federer at the Grand Slam tournament he has dominated and leads 23-15 head-to-head overall.
Nadal beat Kei Nishikori, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3.
The quarterfinals on the other half of the men’s draw are Wednesday: Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev, and Dominic Thiem vs. Karen Khachanov.
One women’s semifinal is set: Johanna Konta vs. 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova.
Konta eliminated 2018 runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-4. Vondrousova beat Petra Martic 7-6 (1), 7-5. college softball: kinsley washington’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Bruins past Oklahoma 5-4 on Tuesday night, and UCLA won the championship series 2-0. It is the school’s 13th national title, and first since 2010.
NBA: kevin durant is out and klay Thompson is questionable as the two Golden State Warriors stars battle injuries ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. NFL: The Patriots, transitioning without retired Rob gronkowski, cut tight end austin seferian-jenkins on the first day of mandatory minicamp.
NHL: Boston Bruins coach Bruce cassidy said that injured defenseman Zdeno chara will be evaluated in Boston and the team is preparing in case he can’t go in Game 5. Chara took a puck to the face in the second period of the Bruins’ Game 4 loss to St. Louis on Monday and, according to reports, has a broken jaw. wnba: chelsea gray scored a career-high 29 points and Los Angeles beat the New York 78-73.