French Open: Nadal wins 200th Grand Slam match - Rafael Nadal set another miles- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Rafael Nadal set another milestone at the French Open on Thursday, posting the 200th Grand Slam match win of his career.

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Nadal got off a sluggish start but once he got into his swing, he was in control. The record nine-time champion at Roland Garros ended up beating Facundo Bagnis 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 to become the eighth man in history to win 200 matches at major tournaments.

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Novak Djokovic, who ended Nadal's 39-match winning streak at Roland Garros last year in the quarterfinals, joined the Spaniard in the third round. The top-ranked Serb was far from his best, hitting 42 unforced errors against Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis, but his mistakes did not prevent him from advancing 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

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The man with the most wins at majors is Roger Federer, who has 302 over his career but is missing from this year's French Open because of injury.

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``I think this year I played better than last year,'' said Nadal, who has been in fine form in the buildup to the French Open, winning titles in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

In This Pic : Rafael Nadal

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