Twelve-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 13th French Open final on Friday with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) win over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman. For Nadal, 34, it was a 99th win at Roland Garros since his 2005 debut and put him just one victory away from equalling Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles. He is also into his 28th final at the majors and has not dropped a set in the tournament this year.

'Very special moment'

"It's always incredible to play here and this is a very special moment," said Nadal after the 10th win in 11 matches against Schwartzman who had shocked him in Rome last month. "I played a couple of bad points in the third set but Diego is a very tough player. He probably makes more breaks on the tour than others. It was difficult until the end but it was a positive match for me." Nadal fought off two break points in a marathon 14-minute opening game.