Swiatek wrote her name in the history books when she became the lowest-ranked woman to win the French Open the previous year at rank 54.
Rafael Nadal has joined Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors as the other players to have reached the quarterfinal stage of a tournament more than 15 times.
Rafael Nadal suffered only two losses in the French Open and they were to Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal believes that a win in the Rome ATP 1000 tournament is no guarantee of success at the French Open.
The Spaniard won the match 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in a match where it seemed at one point that victory would be comfortable for Federer.
Nadal won his 13th French Open, a magnificent record in itself, in October last year to equal Federer's 20 Grand Slam titles.
Novak Djokovic lost in the final of the Italian Open to Rafael Nadal in three tough sets.
Rafael Nadal has won four clay court tournaments more than 10 times, which is unprecedented.
Rafael Nadal proved yet again that when it comes to playing on clay, there is no one better than him. On Sunday, Nadal displayed his brilliance and got the better of Novak Djokovic...
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for the 57th time in their career.