While the German overcame a tough test against Carlos Alcaraz, Nadal got the better of top seed and world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarter-final.
The German won the tie 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7) in three hours and eight minutes of adrenaline fueled tennis.
The King of Clay advanced to the quarter-final where he will face world no. 1 Novak Djokovic, who beat Diego Schwartzman in straight-sets.
Jannik Sinner defeated American Mackenzie McDonald despite leg injury. Andrey Rublev won against Christian Garin in four sets.
During the post match press conference, the German discussed the importance of social media on a tennis player's career.
At Roland-Garros, the world No. 154 defeated Russian Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) and will now face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The Norwegian Ruud came out as the victor after what was a thrilling contest that saw a brilliant tie-break in the very first set.
Sabalenka defeated American Anisimova for the first time in five tries. Garin was clueless to Zverev’s ball-striking.
The Greek edged out a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4) win against Grigor Dimitrov to make it through to the next round of the competition.
After beating second seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1, the 19-year-old mentioned that it was watching Rafa win this particular title as he was growing up that inspired him.