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French Open 2017: Is Rafael Nadal back to his very best?

Rafael Nadal has rediscovered his game and his aura, and now he looks ready to take his title back.

The Spaniard, who plays Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals on Friday, is just two wins from a record 10th French Open - 'La Decima' - and his first since 2014.

"It's starting to be the way it was," Carlos Moya, who joined Nadal's coaching team in December, told BBC Sport.

"That was one of the things that we wanted back, that the opponent feels he's playing Nadal again and if they want to beat him, they're going to have to work really hard.