It's Rafael Nadal v Stefano Travaglia on Philippe-Chatrier! Can unseeded Italian Travaglia, who knocked out Kei Nishikori in the previous round in five sets, cause an almighty upset? That, we will find out...

S. Travaglia vs R. Nadal | Roland-Garros

Men's Singles | Round 3 | 02.10.2020 | Court Philippe-Chatrier

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S. Travaglia

R. Nadal (2)

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ByMarcus Foley

Updated 02/10/2020 at 17:18 GMT

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Result: Nadal 6-1 6-4 *6-0 Travaglia

And there we have it. Nadal seals it with a volley and is into the second week with an easy win over Travaglia, who showed great heart, in just one hour and 35 minutes.

Nadal 6-1 6-4 5-0* Travaglia

Nadal breaks Travaglia yet again. The Spaniard serves for the match.

Nadal 6-1 6-4 *4-0 Travaglia

Travaglia has only won four points in this third set. It feels a lot like the opening set.

Nadal 6-1 6-4 3-0* Travaglia

A double break for Nadal as he goes three up in ten minutes. This is surely all over.

Nadal 6-1 6-4 *2-0 Travaglia

Nadal with a love hold as he slams down an ace. This match should be a formality for him now.

Nadal 6-1 6-4 1-0* Travaglia

Wow. Travaglia looked like he would save that break point but he smashes what should have been a winner, with Nadal firmly on the back foot, into the net. Nadal in cruise control.

Nadal 6-1 *6-4 Travaglia

Triple set point and Nadal wins the opening two sets in 69 minutes. Business as usual for Rafa. Travaglia will have to come up with something drastic to turn this around.

Nadal 6-1 5-4* Travaglia

Travaglia toils but ultimately wins his service game. Nadal will serve out for the second set.

Nadal 6-1 *5-3 Travaglia

Travaglia battles back from 40-0 down to deuce, but Nadal takes it with a fine shot at the net and a powerful serve.

This set is surely Nadal's. There's a reason Nadal is the all-time record French Open men's singles title holder. He is ruthless.

Nadal 6-1 4-3* Travaglia

Nadal is forcing Travaglia' onto his backhand and it's paying off. With two break points the Spaniard goes in front in this second set after an Travaglia unforced error.

Nadal 6-1 *3-3 Travaglia

Travaglia is making greater inroads on the Nadal serve but he has not registered a break point yet. Nadal's forehand is proving too much for the Italian.

Nadal 6-1 2-3* Travaglia

A love hold from Travaglia. His serve is giving him some joy.

Nadal 6-1 *2-2 Travaglia

An unforced error hands Nadal the game so we stay on serve. Nadal is firmly in control of this contest right now.

Nadal 6-1 1-2* Travaglia

A good hold from the Italian number four and he's looking a lot more comfortable on Philippe Chatrier in what is the biggest game of the 28-year-old's career so far.

Nadal 6-1 *1-1 Travaglia

Nadal wins his service game relatively untroubled. Travaglia is starting to assert himself a bit more, though.

Nadal 6-1 0-1* Travaglia

Travaglia is coming to the net a bit more now and he's on the board again. A change in approach from the Italian is certainly necessary.

Nadal *6-1 Travaglia

Triple set point for an on-fire Nadal and he takes it in 23 minutes. Travaglia has no answers to the 12-time French Open winner's ruthlessness right now.

Nadal 5-1* Travaglia

Nadal is outclassing his opponent here. He breaks to love with ease.

Nadal *4-1 Travaglia

A crushing reverse forehand down the line means Nadal has lost just two points on serve after five games in 17 minutes.

Nadal 3-1* Travaglia

Better from Travaglia. He seems to have woken his body up and gets himself on the scoreboard.