After Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal moved to Italy to attend Rome Masters. Here, the King of the Platform is the reigning championship of the tournament and ranked No. 3.
According to the lottery results, Nadal and Djokovic were located in the same branch. The fans are looking forward to the two players who will meet in the semi -finals. However, this expectation did not come true when the Spaniard was suddenly eliminated in the third round.
In this morning, Nadal's opponent Denis Shapovalov. Entering Set 1, the crew king had a very convenient start. The King of the Plenozoa continuously won the break and quickly ended Set 1 with an overwhelming victory of 6-1.
Set Set 2, Shapovalov has gained strongly. He started extremely impressive when he won the break in game 2 and took 3-0 lead. This has helped the Canadian player have a small advantage.
Coming to Game 7, Nadal excellently reclaimed the break successfully and brought the match back to the balance. However, at the end of the set, Shapovalov showed a great bravery when successfully broke Nadal's gaming game in game 12. Set 2 closed with a 7-5 victory in favor of Shapovalov.
Set set 3 decisions, Nadal down to the strength. After the two players exchanged breaks in the first two games, Shapovalov made a spectacular breakthrough. He won 2 continuous breaks and ended set 3 with a 6-2 victory.
In the end, Nadal lost 1-2 and officially became the former king of Rome Masters. Meanwhile, Shapovalov won tickets to the quarterfinals and will face Casper Ruud.
