After nearly a week of competition, Rome Masters 2021 went to the final match. On today 16/5, 4 finals in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women will take place simultaneously. In particular, the encounter between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal deserves to be called the dream final.
Nadal is currently Rome Masters' record when he had 9 crowned in the past. If there is the 10th championship in Italy, the “crew king” will also level the record to win many of Djokovic's most ATP Masters 1000 titles. Currently, Nole owns 36 trophies, while Rafa has 35.
On the journey to the final of Rome Masters this year, both Djokovic and Nadal have impressive performances. On the side of Nole, he had just experienced two intense matches with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Sonego yesterday. Both matches last through 3 sets, with attractive chase screens.
For that reason, in the interview before the final, Djokovic was quite worried about the physical problem. The world's No. 1 player said he felt regretful when he could not end the semi -final against Sonego earlier to save effort. However, Nole asserted that he would still fight hard against the “rival” Nadal.
“I don't have much time to recover my physical strength because I have to play too many matches. I only blame myself when I could not end the match against Sonego in the second set.
Hopefully I can still maintain strength in my feet. This is a very important factor, especially when I have to encounter Rafa.
He also had to go through difficult matches like me. Everything is not favorable when Rome poured rain And there are many other issues. However, I will still fight my best in the final ”Nole said.
On the other side of the battle line, Nadal was very confident when he asserted that he was in a relaxed spirit at Rome Masters this year. Besides, the world's No. 3 player also praised Djokovic, and expressed his hope that he would have the best performance before the rival.
“My semi -final against Reilly is not easy at all. He has really quality shots, giving you very little chance to counterattack.
However, everything was done and I had tickets to the final. I think I had good performances. For the past week, I always had a relaxed spirit when participating in this tournament.
The fact that I can regain confidence is extremely important. I was about to enter the final and encounter a very strong opponent. I always have to be in a state of ready and play as best as possible ”Nadal said.
The final of Rome Masters 2021 between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will take place at 22h tonight 16/5.
