Gallery: best of Day 12

Men's quarters and women's semis played out on a gloriously sunny day in Paris.
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7 JUNE 2018
 - SARAH EDWORTHY
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/4 de finale, Rafael Nadal©Julien Crosnier / FFT

The King of Clay was at full stretch - not just physically as captured in this stunning image, but in countering the challenge of the nimble Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. Trailing a set before rain stopped play, the reigning Roland-Garros champion bounced back on Thursday to win his quarterfinal 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2.

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Roland-Garros 2018, 1/4 de finale, Rafael Nadal©Julien Crosnier / FFT
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/4 de finale, Rafael Nadal©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/4 de finale, Diego Schwartzman©Julien Crosnier / FFT
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/4 de finale, Rafael Nadal©Julien Crosnier / FFT
Rafael Nadal (R) and Diego Schwartzman© Pauline Ballet / FFT
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/2 finale, Simona Halep©Cedric Lecocq / FFT
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/2 finale, Garbiñe Muguruza©Cedric Lecocq / FFT
Roland-Garros 2018, 1/2 finale, Simona Halep©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
Sloane Stephens lors de sa demi-finale face à Madison Keys, Roland-Garros 2018 ©Cedric Lecocq / FFT
Madison Keys lors de sa demi-finale face à Sloane Stephens, Roland-Garros 2018 ©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT
La belle accolade entre Madison Keys et Sloane Stephens, Roland-Garros 2018©Julien Crosnier / FFT