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ROME (AFP) – World number one Ashleigh Barty retired from the rain-hit Italian Open on Friday with an arm injury just two weeks before the start of Roland Garros as Rafael Nadal reached the semi-finals of a Masters event for the 75th time. Barty was forced to pull out while leading 6-4, 2-1 in her […] ....
Rafa and I are Next Gen, says Djokovic Issued on: 16/05/2021 - 22:34 Old guys: Novak Djokovic (L) and Rafael Nadal (R) have faced off 57 times. Filippo MONTEFORTE AFP 2 min Rome (AFP) World number one Novak Djokovic took a swipe at all the talk about the younger generation of tennis players, saying rival Rafael Nadal and himself were the Next Gen . The pair clashed for the 57th time in the Italian Open final on Sunday with Nadal winning a 10th trophy on the Roman clay at the expense of the defending champion. The Next Gen young people? Me, Rafa (Nadal) and Roger (Federer) are reinventing the Next Gen. We are the Next Gen, Djokovic replied after accepting the runners-up trophy. ....
Spain s Rafael Nadal is a nine-time Italian Open winner. ROME: Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal reached the quarter-finals of the Italian Open along with another former winner Alexander Zverev on Thursday as spectators returned to the stands for the first time in Italy. Defending champion Djokovic needed just 70 minutes to sweep past Spain s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-1, with the Foro Italico venue filled to 25 percent of capacity for the first time amid the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. It was not good, it was great. I missed the crowd, said the 33-year-old Djokovic. Nine-time champion Nadal had to save two match points against Canada s Denis Shapovalov in a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) battle over nearly 3hr 30min. ....
Channels Television Updated May 14, 2021 Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his tennis match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Men’s Italian Open at Foro Italico on May 14, 2021 in Rome, Italy. AFP
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal dispatched his Madrid Masters slayer Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday. Second-seed Nadal lost to Zverev in the Madrid last-eight last week but ended his three-match losing streak against the German in the Foro Italico. “It was an important victory for me against a great player,” said the Spaniard. The 34-year-old shook off his marathon 3hr 30min quarter-final battle past Denis Shapovalov on Thursday where he needed to save two match points. ....
Fri 14th May 2021 | 06:20 PM Rome, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th May, 2021 ) :Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal dispatched his Madrid Masters slayer Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday. Second-seed Nadal lost to Zverev in the Madrid last-eight last week, but ended his three-match losing streak against the German in the Foro Italico. It was an important victory for me against a great player, said the Spaniard. The 34-year-old shook off his marathon 3hr 30min quarter-final battle past Denis Shapovalov on Thursday where he needed to save two match points. Nadal powered to 4-0 before sixth seed Zverev held serve with the 20-time Grand Slam winner saving break point to take the first set. ....