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London — Second Seed's Rafael Nadal took it one step further on Monday with a bid for a rare calendar year Grand Slam, 6-4 6-2 7-6 (6) against Dutch Beautic fans in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. I won. deZandschulp.
The All England Club, where the Spaniards won two of the 22 majors, was Nadal's most rewarding place, but this year he won the Australian and French Open titles in a row. Arrived. For the first time in his career.
Winning the third title at Wimbledon, Mallorca insists on a calendar slam with a well-maintained lawn and a victory at the US Open since 2010. This is the last feat achieved by Australia's great Rod Laver in 1969.
Nadaru defeated 21-seeded van der Zandshulp's serve five times in the final match of the Center Court on Monday, dominated the contest from start to finish and won in 2 hours and 21 minutes.
The 36-year-old Spaniard, who played in the match 5-3, broke but finished his job at a tiebreaker. He will face America's 11th seed Taylor Fritz to compete in the semi-finals on Friday. (Report by Sudipto Ganguly, edited by xx)
