ATP Masters Rome: Rafael Nadal also merciless against Dusan Lajovic
The defending champion rushes unstoppably through the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome: After his effortless opening win against Pablo Carreno Busta , Rafael Nadal also had no problems in the 6: 1 and 6: 3 against Dusan Lajovic .
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last edit: Sep 18, 2020, 08:44 pm
6: 1 - that seems to be Rafael Nadal's standard result at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome. Both sets against Pablo Carreno Busta, who was obviously tired from the US Open, delivered this result for Nadal, and the defending champion from Rome continued the first round against Dusan Lajovic with a 6-1. However: Lajovic fought for 40 minutes, but without even having a chance.
In the second set, Nadal let the reins drag a little after the 4-0, Lajovic came up with a break to 2-4, even made the connection. A few minutes later, Nadal made it clear to move into the last eight with the last break of the match.
Djokovic in the quarterfinals against Koepfer
In the quarterfinals, Rafael Nadal will face Diego Schwartzman in the night session on Saturday. The Argentine, who could not convince last week in Kitzbühel, won against Hubert Hurkacz from Poland in three sets.
From the other side of the tableau, Novak Djokovic sets out to repeat last year's Ednspiel, which Nadal won in three rounds. Djokovic had big problems in the first set of his round of 16 against Filip Krajinovic, but prevailed 7: 6 (7) and 6: 3. In the quarter-finals, the industry leader will face the German surprise man Dominik Koepfer.