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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal set French Open semifinal clash

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face off for the 39th time, meeting in the French Open semifinals on Friday.

NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com/live and the NBC Sports app will air coverage at 11 a.m. in all time zones.

In Tuesday quarterfinals, Federer dispatched countryman Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Nadal started and finished his quarterfinal during Federer-Wawrinka, cruising past Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Rain delayed both matches for over an hour in the decisive sets.

Federer, at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, is on a personal-best five-match win streak over Nadal dating to 2015.