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Rafael Nadal withdrew surprisingly early at the ATP 1000 tournament in Rome. The Spaniard fails Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals.
The “King of the Arena” is out of the tournament! Rafael Nadal was eliminated in the quarterfinals in his comeback in Rome. The 34-year-old was still on hiatus from the US Open. Now he bit his teeth against Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
The world number 15 defeated the superstar 6: 2, 7: 5 after a great performance. Nadal is a nine-time (!) Winner of the Italian Open. The Spanish have to wait for “La Décima”.
Schwartzman: “I’m very happy. It’s crazy. I played my best tennis and took every opportunity.” The US Open winner’s friend Dominic Thiem will now face Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the semi-finals.
Favorite to win: Novak Djokovic. After the disqualification in New York, the world number 1 is also in the semifinals. Against the German qualifier Dominik Koepfer he had more problems than expected, he won 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3.
