Rafael Nadal books Paris Masters quarter-final spot

Updated 05/11/2020 at 20:48 GMT

Rafael Nadal remains on course to win the elusive Paris Masters title for the first time in his career - a day after becoming the fourth player in the Open Era to record 1,000 tour-level wins - after coming through a clash against Jordan Thompson to book his place in the last eight. Nadal has only reached the final once at the Bercy - as long ago as 13 years ago.

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Australia's Jordan Thompson during their men's singles round of sixteen tennis match on day 4 at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Paris Masters (Paris Bercy) - indoor tennis tournament at The AccorHotels Arena in

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Rafael Nadal booked his spot in the last eight of the Paris Masters thanks to a 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Jordan Thompson.

Nadal has only reached the final once at the Bercy - back in 2007 - but now has a quarter-final tie against his fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta.

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Nadal was in imperious form in the first set against his opponent, dropping just two points in his first three service games and breaking his compatriot twice.

Thompson tightened up his game in the second set, which was dominated by serve until Nadal was serving at 5-6, with the Australian having a set point at 30-40, which was quickly snuffed out by the French Open champion.

In the ensuing tiebreaker, Nadal converted his second match point to follow up Wednesday's win over Feliciano Lopez.

He meets Carreno Busta next after he beat Norbert Gombos 7-5, 6-2.

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