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Roland Garros • French Open Photo Gallery Day 11 Starring Djokovic, Nadal, Gauff, Sakkari and More!

Rafael Nadal won nine straight games subduing Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 racing into his record-extending 14th Roland Garros semifinal.
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“I want to play maybe Nole next time, but no Rafa,” Diego Schwartzman joked after falling to the king of clay in Paris for the second straight year. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT
No. 17-seeded Maria Sakkari stunned defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 to make history as the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG
“Maria did a good job with playing at my forehand, which wasn’t working pretty well today,” said Iga Swiatek after bowing to Maria Sakkari. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
Iga Swiatek took a near 10-minute medical timeout and played with taping wrapping her right thigh. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
“It’s a big achievement for sure,” said Maria Sakkari after snapping Iga Swiatek’s 11-match Roland Garros winning streak to join her friend and compatriot Stefanos Tsitsipas as a French Open semifinalist. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic eyes the ball during his quarterfinal match against Matteo Berrettini. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT
The No. 9-seeded Berrettini took a walkover from Roger Federer into his first French Open quarterfinal. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT
Former doubles world No. 1 Barbora Krejcikova fought off five set points in the first set then surged through 15 straight points in the second stopping Coco Gauff’s inspired Roland Garros run 7-6(6), 6-3. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
“I’m obviously disappointed that I wasn’t able to close out the first set,” 17-year-old Coco Gauff said after playing her maiden major quarterfinal. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
Rafael Nadal now stands six sets away from capturing a 14th Roland Garros crown and men’s record 21st Grand Slam title. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON
“Of course, the numbers are just amazing, no? But I can’t think about that now, honestly. Let’s talk about that when I finish my career,” said Rafael Nadal, who raised his Roland Garros record to an astounding 105-2. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG