Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to enter final
May 18, 2019 23:56 ISTRafael Nadal took his revenge on Tsitsipas he beat the Greek 6-3 6-4 to enter the final of the Italian Open.
Rafael Nadal took his revenge on Tsitsipas he beat the Greek 6-3 6-4 to enter the final of the Italian Open.
Federer reported a right leg injury ahead of his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Osaka said her right hand was injured before she was to play Kiki Bertens.
The latest incident occurred on an outer court at the Foro Italico, with Nick Kyrgios losing 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-1 against Casper Ruud.
Rafael Nadal defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-0 while Novak Djokovic got the better of Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals of Italian Open.
Asked who would end up winning most number of titles in men's singles, Sanchez said it is difficult for her to pick one because Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are great players and equally competent.
Federer saved all seven break points he faced to beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3, then was to play Borna Coric for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Sharapova, who won the French title in 2012 and 2014, returned to the tour in April 2017 after serving a 15-month ban for taking the banned drug meldonium.
The 26-year-old Gibbs wrote on Twitter that the procedure is scheduled for Friday and her goal is to return for Wimbledon qualifying in late June.
The Williams sisters' last match on red clay came in the 2002 French Open final won by Serena and in their last match in Rome, Venus won their second career meeting way back in the 1998 quarterfinals.
The top-ranked Djokovic earned a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to join Nadal as the most successful players in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Nadal's slump on clay continued on Saturday at the Madrid Open with a third consecutive semifinal elimination, adding to his worst start to the clay-court swing since 2015.
A day after saving two match points at the Madrid Open, Federer squandered two match points himself in the quarterfinals against Dominic Thiem on Friday, losing 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4.
Nadal cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the third round in the Spanish capital.
Sharapova has been sidelined since pulling out of the St. Petersburg Open in Russia in January after winning the first-round match.
The fifth-ranked Austrian cruised to victory for his second title of the year, adding to his triumph in Indian Wells last month.
Osaka easily won the first set before Vekic looked to have seized control of the match by winning the second and building up a 5-1 lead in the third.
Roger Federer eased past John Isner in the Miami Open final 6-1, 6-4 to win his 101st career title on Sunday.
There still has not been a repeat champion this year among the men or women.
Roger Federer beat Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-4 while John Isner got the better of Felix Auger-Aliassime, 7-6, 7-6 in the semi-finals of Miami Open.
The day's winners were Federer, Shapovalov, Barty, Pliskova and the rain.
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