Rafael Nadal denied two match points edging Denis Shapovalov 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) in a three-and-a-half hour Rome epic. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI“These matches, you have nothing to lose… I also think I have what it takes to beat these guys,” said Denis Shapovalov, who held two match points at 6-5 in the final set but could not close. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI“To be able to win these kinds of matches against young players gives me confidence with my body,” said Rafael Nadal, who advanced to his 16th Rome quarterfinal. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic crushed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-1 for his seventh straight Rome victory. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIMonte-Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas will face world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the Rome quarterfinals EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIMadrid finalist Matteo Berrettini fell to Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(3), 62. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIFormer No. 1 Angelique Kerber fell to former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIFans wearing protective face masks were permitted back in the Foro Italico today. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIFormer world No. 1 Andy Murray made his doubles return partnering compatriot Liam Broady against Germany’s Kevin Krawitz and Romania’s Horia Tecau at the Italian Open. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI
