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I can’t believe his defeat in Rome
Rafael Nadal.
Reuters
- Rafael Nadal is defeated in the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Rome Diego Schwartzman 2: 6, 5: 7.
- Novak Djokovic has to fight hard against Dominik Koepfer (ATP 97) until his victory in 3 sets is secure.
- The other two semi-finalists are Casper Ruud and Denis Shapovalov.
Rafael Nadal lost for the first time in the tenth game to the only 1.70m tall Schwartzman, and this was surprisingly clear in the quarterfinals of the ATP 1000 tournament in Rome. Overall, the 12-time Roland Garros champion gave up half of his 10 service games in 2: 6, 5: 7.
The Spanish celebrated his comeback in the Italian capital after the Corona break. He had decided not to travel to the US Open to optimally prepare for the short sandy season with Rome and the French Open, which was postponed until the fall.
Schwartzman will face Denis Shapovalov (ATP 14) in the semifinals on Sunday. The Canadian defeated Grigor Dimitrov (ATP 22) in 3 sets 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2.
Djokovic takes his head out of the rope
Novak Djokovic also made a great effort in the quarterfinals. Only after 2:11 hours was his victory 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3 over German Dominik Koepfer (ATP 97) certain.
Two weeks after his disqualification from the US Open, the Serb once again showed his courage: after losing a service game in the second set, he threw his racket to the ground and received a warning. In addition, he repeatedly expressed his displeasure and shouted his anger in the empty “Foro Italico”.
In the semifinals, Djokovic will face Casper Ruud (ATP 34) on Sunday. The Norwegian surprised native Matteo Berrettini (ATP 8) and won 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6.
