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Nadal beats Djokovic for 10th Italian Open title
    2021-05-18  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

RAFAEL NADAL warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard claimed a record-extending 10th Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday.

On the women’s side, fellow French Open champion Iga Swiatek whitewashed Karolina Pliskova in just 45 minutes to claim the women’s title.

Second seed Nadal won through 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in two hours and 49 minutes against the defending champion to match Djokovic’s record of 36 Masters 1000 titles and lay down a key marker two weeks out from the defense of his Roland Garros crown.

“I really wanted this title. This had been one of the first important titles I won in my career. I’d won 10 in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Roland Garros and really wanted this one too,” said 34-year-old Nadal.

“I’m disappointed not to win, but pleased with my level,” said five-time Rome winner Djokovic. “Going into Paris it’s a good sensation. I feel like I want to feel on clay.”

Polish teenager Swiatek crushed Czech ninth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Masters 1000 trophy on the red clay at the Foro Italico.

“I’m overwhelmed, at the beginning of this tournament I would not have dreamed of winning it,” said an emotional Swiatek, who will break into the Top 10 as a result of her run in Rome.

“When I was playing I didn’t even know what was the score,” admitted the 19-year-old.

“When my coach told me it was 6-0, 6-0, I was, like, Really? Isn’t that a mistake?”

(SD-Agencies)

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