Rafael Nadal moved forward in his bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam on Monday by booking his spot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a directing 6-4 6-2 7-6(6) win against Botic van de Zandschulp.
The All England Club, where the Spaniard has won two of his 22 majors, has been the most un-compensating place for Nadal yet he showed up this year having won the Australian and French Open titles consecutive without precedent for his vocation.
A third Wimbledon title and first beginning around 2010 on the manicured yards and a U.S. Open victory would see the Mallorcan guarantee the schedule hammer – an accomplishment last accomplished in 1969 by Australian Rod Laver.
Nadal broke Van de Zandschulp’s serve multiple times in the last Center Court match on Monday, ruling the challenge beginning to end to win in two hours 21 minutes.
Serving for the match at 5-3, the 36-year-old Spaniard was broken however at that point took care of business in the tiebreak. He wil face American eleventh seed Taylor Fritz for a spot in Friday’s semi-finals.
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