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Surprise in the last quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome: Diego schwartzman defending champions defeated Rafael Nadal with 6: 2 and 7: 5 and hits on Sunday Denis Shapovalov.
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Last edit: September 19, 2020, 11:58 pm
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Rafael Nadal did not defend his title in Rome: the 2019 winner fought Diego Schwartman from the start, eventually losing 2: 6 and 5: 7. Schwartzman proved to be much better than his performances in Kitzbühel from the first rally and won the first act without major problems.
In the second set, it was Schwartzman who made the first break, at 4: 3. Nadal responded immediately, taking his opponent’s serve for the first time. But Schwartzman wasn’t irritated by this, he got the next break. And that to zero. Of course, a Rafael Nadal doesn’t come off the court so easily: With an excellent forehand half volley, the 19-time Major League Champion had three chances to equalize again. And I used the first one right away. All the more amazing that Diego Schwartzman took the lead again with a break.
After 2:02 hours, the Argentine had his first match point, Nadal let a side right hand run. And Schwartzman acted offensively, and got his first victory against the Mallorcan in the tenth game against Rafael Nadal. It was crazy, Schwartzman explained on the court, in the last three weeks he had played very bad tennis and thought about winning some practice in Hamburg. And now he would have defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time. Unfortunately no viewer. By the way, they are only allowed in a limited number on Sundays.
Denis Shapovalov awaits in the semifinals on Sunday (not before 7pm, live on Sky). The Canadian also won his fifth quarter-final in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in three sets. Novak Djokovic and young Norwegian Casper Ruud play for second place in the final.
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