Rafael Nadal beaten in Italian Open but Novak Djokovic wins
Nadal had won the Italian Open nine times Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets in the quarter-final of the Italian Open but Novak Djokovic is through to the semi-finals. The nine-time champion lost to Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman for the first time in his career, going down 6-2 7-5 as he struggled with his serve. Djokovic also dropped a set and needed more than two hours to defeat 97th-ranked German Dominik Koepfer 6-3 4-6 6-3. The Serb’s temper was on display again. He smashed a racquet after losing a service game, two weeks after being defaulted from the US Open for...
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