Djokovic erased the old rival. Nadal dropped out with a Canadian – PRAVDA.sk

Novak Djokovic won the eighth finals of the tournament in Rome over Switzerland Stan Wawrink 6: 2, 6: 2. Rafael Nadal was not enough for Denisa Shapovalova and lost 6: 1, 5: 7, 2: 6. Pravda 12.05.2022 19:20, updated: 22:41 The world unit did not give anything to the opponent, whom it first encountered in a duel in 2004. Djokovic dictated the pace of the game from the first ball and forced the opponent to make a number of mistakes. Former supporter of the Slovak coach Marián Vajda is thus separated by one victory from maintaining the position of a world unit. He will play in the quarterfinals on Friday against Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime. Read more The Ukrainian woman did not manage it. She lost the first set 1: 6 to the Russians and disappeared from the court. The match between the two experienced grand slam champions lasted only 75 minutes and Wawrink could be seen returning to top tennis after a one-year hiatus. This was caused by two operations on the problematic foot, and in 37 years the only victory for the Swiss is that he returned to the ATP tennis circuit. Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal surprisingly finished in the eight-final on Shapovalov’s racket. But after the match, he admitted that he had a leg injury. He missed part of last year due to problems with his left leg, this year he was stopped by a rib injury. He returned to the courts just a week ago in Madrid. “I injured my leg again and I felt a lot of pain. I’m a player who lives with injuries, it’s nothing new, “the AP quoted him as saying. Singles – Round of 16:
Alexander Zverev (DEU-2) – Alex de Minaur (AUS) 6: 3, 7: 6 (7), Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRC-4) – Karen Khachanov (RUS) 4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3, Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN-8) – Marcos Giron (USA) 6: 3, 6: 2, Jannik Sinner (ITA-10) – Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 6: 2, 7: 6 (6), Cristian Garin (CHL) – Marin Čilič (HRV) 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4, Novak Djokovič (Srb.-1) – Stan Wawrinka (CHE) 6: 2, 6: 2 , Casper Ruud (NOR-5) – Jenson Brooksby (USA) 6: 3, 6: 4, Denis Shapovalov (CAN) – Rafael Nadal (Spain) 1: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2 News, discussions, comments … Join us and follow our FB page Šport.Pravda.sk