Spain's Rafael Nadal progressed to the French Open final following a comfortable win over Argentine Diego Schwartzman on Friday.

Nadal, a 12-time champion at Roland Garros, won 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Despite Nadal's dominance on clay, the build-up to the match had been made interesting after Schwartzman's stunning straight sets win over Nadal last month at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. It was Schwartzman's first win against Nadal in 10 meetings.

However, this time round, the Spaniard held his own against a determined Schwartzman who did his best to push him, even forcing the third set into a tie-break.

Nadal, who is yet to drop a set at this year's tournament, is now into his 13th French Open final. He has never lost in the semi-final or final of the tournament.

Nadal will face either Novak Djokovic or Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final as he bids for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title.

(With input from agencies)