After all these years, Rafael Nadal experienced a first at the French Open in his 100th match at Roland Garros: finishing after midnight. The latest finish ever at Roland Garros, in fact.
Nadal moved two match wins shy of tying Roger Federer for the male Grand Slam singles titles record, sweeping 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
The match ended at 1:26 a.m. local time, but Nadal, now 98-2 at the French, gets an extra day of rest. His semifinal against 12th-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman is on Friday.