Rafael Nadal

Thirteen-time champion was Moutet's childhood idol but showed no mercy on him under lights in Paris.

McEnroe suggested to Insider that Nadal isn't punished for his slow speed of play because he's a tennis legend.

"It's just so frustrating as a player. If any player goes below the rules time allow they automatically get a warning. He had twice complained to umpire Carlos Bernardes about how much time Nadal was taking between points during the match. "If you're that great you can get away with it. Obviously, he's not out there screaming at people or anything." "It was those sort of things.

RAFAEL NADAL overcame Corentin Moutet in straight sets in what was their first meeting.

It was all change at the start of the second set, as Moutet suddenly found himself 0-40 up on the Nadal serve with his first break points of the match. Moutet refused to go down without a fight and let out a big roar as he held on from 30-30 and deuce to get himself on the board in the second set and avoid the bagel at 1-4. The opening break proved crucial, as both men held on for the rest of the set before Nadal closed it out 6-3 in 45 minutes.

The 13-time champion showed no signs of the recent recurrence of a foot injury as he swatted aside France's Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1 6-4 in the night match.

“So if something happens, I am gonna accept it. “So let’s see. “I really didn’t feel the crowd against me at all.

Rafael Nadal breezed past French wildcard Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 for his 300th career Grand Slam match win. Roger Federer (369) and Novak Djokovic ...

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Rafael Nadal became the fifth player in tennis history to record 300 career Grand Slam singles wins after beating Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, ...

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/HuoaaWxShs Boom! 💥 @RafaelNadal takes down Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 and scores his 300th career win at a Major tournament. He's already won one major this year, the 2022 Australian Open. The newest member of The 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Club!@RafaelNadal 💪 @RafaelNadal takes out Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 to reach R3 in Paris!@rolandgarros #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/Wke3Okooys

In French Open, Nadal will now face Dutch 26th seed Botic van de Zandschulp in a potential quarter-final. The preparations of Nadal were hampered due to a ...

Of course, there is room to improve and I need to improve if I want to keep having chances to go deeper," Nadal said. The preparations of Nadal were hampered due to a rib injury and a foot problem. In French Open, Nadal will now face Dutch 26th seed Botic van de Zandschulp in a potential quarter-final.

Rafael Nadal produced his 300th career Grand Slam win at the French Open before declaring himself as free from injury as he can expect.

"So day by day just enjoying the fact that I'm in Roland Garros, most important tournament of the year for me so far, just enjoying that fact and let's see what can happen." However, he believes he is now dealing with the injury better, and he knows that Roland Garros, where he is a 13-time champion, always helps bring the best out of him. The Spaniard has had a mixed season so far, with it starting with winning a record 21st major at the Australian Open but slowly declining due to injury.

RAFAEL NADAL was feeling positive after his straight-sets win over Corentin Moutet.

He continued: "We (tennis) are just a small part of this world that we suffered a little bit but of course I think it’s so important for the world to see again the best events of the world with [a] full crowd. And after he got off court following a routine straight-sets win, Nadal proved he had put his recent injury woes behind him in his press conference as he asked to stop discussing his physical state. After Indian Wells I had the problem on my rib, U had to be off the court for a while so it’s day by day work, the victories helps a lot and playing rallies with matches like tonight [is] so important so that gives me the chance to have another practice tomorrow and then another match after tomorrow."

Tennis - Rafa scored only three wins on clay this spring ahead of Roland Garros.

I left that in the past, and I'm here in Paris to try my best. He netted a forehand in the fourth game to lose serve and bring Rafa back to 2-2. Corentin got a second chance, but he failed to use it, as Rafa broke him at 15 in game ten to seal the deal. He broke again at 2-0 with a forehand down the line winner and forged a 4-0 advantage. Rafa fired a forehand crosscourt winner in the second set's first game for an early lead. The Spaniard grabbed an early break in the encounter's second game after Moutet's double fault.

Nadal remains on course for a blockbuster quarter-final against Djokovic after he record his 300th win in Grand Slam matches.

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Mats Wilander believes that a key difference between the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev in the current generation of younger stars and the legendary 'big three' of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic is that the latter ...

"They are doing the same thing to this generation, with Stefanos and Sasha. They haven’t got used to winning big tournaments at 25 years old. "But they got the job done and I think they will learn with each experience. "So he might be 21 years old, and he might learn faster… "With Stefanos Tsitsipas and Sascha Zverev, when they win their first Grand Slam, I think you can look back - at least I did. And Sasha Zverev, I think he was there, but he wasn’t playing well. He is currently recovering from a third knee operation and looks poised to return at the Laver Cup in September.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have dominated tennis over the last 20 years, winning 61 Grand Slam titles between them. While Nadal has won the ...

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TENNIS superstars Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have been accused of holding the next generation back in their bid for Grand Slam success.

"Last thing: It’s amazing, we talk about the generation before with Marin Cilic, Juan Martin del Potro, Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori… they did not win Slams - okay one [or two], thanks to Cilic and Del Potro - because of Novak, Roger and Rafa. Rumours regarding 40-year-old Federer's retirement are starting to gather momentum, with both Djokovic, 35, and Nadal, 36 in June, likely to follow in the coming years. Both Tsitsipas, 23, and Zverev, 25, have featured in Grand Slam finals in recent years but are still waiting on their maiden major titles.