Rafael Nadal weathered a mid-match charge from rival Novak Djokovic on Sunday to win the Internazionali BNL d’Italia championship for the 10th time.
The second-seeded Spaniard’s 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 victory on the clay courts in Rome was his 36th ATP Masters 1000 crown, matching Djokovic’s record for the most since the series was established in 1990. Nadal also narrowed his deficit in his head-to-head series with Djokovic, who leads 29-28.
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“I think I played a good tournament. I have been playing better and better, finding my rhythm on clay,” Nadal said after winning in two hours and 49 minutes. “I had a very positive week …
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