FRENCH OPEN ROUNDUP: Nadal, 51-1 in career French Open matches, closes in on history

Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who hasn’t dropped a set so far at this year’s French Open, raises his arms in triumph after beating fellow countryman Nicholas Almagro during the quarterfinals Wednesday in Paris. Nadal will next face another countryman, David Ferrer, on Friday in the semis as he continues on his quest for a record-setting seventh French Open title.