Rafael Nadal arose from a scary fall to topple Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to reach his 12th Rome semifinal. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIA week after Alexander Zverev swept Rafael Nadal en route to the Madrid title he saw the Spaniard charge out to a 4-0 lead in the rematch. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI“When you fight, normally you have something back,” Rafael Nadal said after saving eight break points in the second set to snap a three-match losing streak to Alexander Zverev. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIReilly Opelka beat Federico Delbonis to power into his first Masters 1000 semifinal and meeting with Rafa Nadal. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIWorld No. 1 Ashleigh Barty led Coco Gauff 6-4, 2-1 when she retired from their rainy quarterfinal with a right elbow issue. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARICoco’Gauff reached her first clay-court semifinal in Rome as Ashleigh Barty retired from their quarterfinal. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARIPetra Martic, who has been working with former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, defeated Jessica Pegula to reach her first Rome semifinal. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI2019 Rome champion Karolina Pliskova out-dueled former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and now stands one win from her third straight Rome final. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI“To be honest, I don’t like to play her. I think nobody really does,” said Karolina Pliskova after edging Jelena Ostapenko in Rome. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI
