Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic into Italian Open quarter-finals as fans return
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Spectators were allowed into the Italian Open on Thursday for the first time this week
Rafael Nadal saved two match points to overcome a huge test from Denis Shapovalov and reach the Italian Open quarter-finals.
The Spaniard was a set and a break down but outlasted the Canadian to win 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in a near three-and-a-half-hour contest.
Nadal, chasing a 10th title in Rome, forced a third-set tie-break by saving match points at 6-5.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic reached his 15th Rome quarter-final in a row.