Sports
Nadal beats Djokovic to 10th Rome title
Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic to win a 10th Italian Open title yesterday and set down a key marker two weeks out from the dedown between the pair.
“It’s amazing I have this trophy in my hand for a 10th time, it’s something impossible to imagine,” said Nadal who also equalled Djokovic’s record of 36 ATP Masters 1000 titles in his 12th Rome final.
Djokovic and Nadal were facing each other for the 57th time, having last played in the 2020 French Open final which the Spaniard won in straight sets.
The pair have won 15 of the last 17 Rome titles between them, while Nadal leads their head-to-head in finals in the Italian capital 4-2. Five-time Rome winner Djokovic leads their overall head-to-head 29-28.
Meanwhile, Polish teenager Iga Swiatek crushed Czech ninth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 to win the Italian Open before the men’s 57th career showdown between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The 19-year-old reigning French Open champion took just 45 minutes to dispatch the 2019 Rome winner two weeks before.
-
Featured6 days agoRanking the seven greatest World Cup finals of all time
-
Business7 days agoOPay breaks silence on viral September shutdown claim
-
Latest7 days agoTinubu’s FBI records: Omokri challenges claims, cites 2003 Embassy reply
-
Business4 days agoX3M Ideas donates 50 Walkie-Talkies to strengthen security operations in Onigbongbo
-
Latest5 days ago2027: Atiku vows direct payment of local government funds if elected president
-
Latest6 days ago2027: Atiku, Obi absent as opposition begins talks on single presidential candidate
-
Latest2 days agoCole-Alegbe unveils memoir, urges leaders to harness technology for lasting impact
-
Latest6 days agoAnambra 2027: INEC, NDC clash over 10 disputed Assembly candidates