French Open: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams chase historic titles
- The 34-year-old Spaniard is trying to chase Roger Federer’s 20 grand slam titles
- Williams, currently seeded sixth, is chasing an elusive 24th title for the American superstar
Rafael Nadal looks to build on a promising start to his quest to match Roger Federer’s 20 grand slam titles at the French Open on Wednesday while Serena Williams faces a familiar foe in round two of her latest push to equal Margaret Court’s all-time mark.
Top seed and women’s favourite Simona Halep puts her 15-match winning streak on the line as she targets another run at a second Roland Garros crown in three years.
Nadal needs one more major to pull level with long-time rival Federer and owns an astonishing 94-2 record in Paris going back to his triumph on debut in 2005.
The Spaniard showed little trouble in handling the heavier conditions in his opening win over Egor Gerasimov at a tournament postponed four months by the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the 34-year-old is wary of an untimely slip-up having made serene progress on his return to action in Rome before running aground in the quarter-finals.