Nadal beats a tired Djokovic for 10th Italian Open title

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Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova on the ultimate match of the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021. Swiatek gained 6-0, 6-0.

Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova reacts throughout her ultimate match towards Poland’s Iga Swiatek, on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova, throughout their ultimate match on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Double bagel: Swiatek routs Pliskova in Italian Open final

Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova wipes her eyes throughout her ultimate match towards Poland’s Iga Swiatek, on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek reacts after profitable a degree to Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova, throughout their ultimate match on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova serves the ball to Poland’s Iga Swiatek, throughout their ultimate match on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates with the winner’s trophy after defeating Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova on the ultimate match of the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021. Swiatek gained 6-0, 6-0.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek kisses the winner’s trophy after defeating Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova on the ultimate match of the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021. Swiatek gained 6-0, 6-0.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic throughout their ultimate match on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Spain’s Rafael Nadal throughout their ultimate match on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal falls to floor after tripping over a lifted line of the courtroom, throughout his ultimate match towards Djokovic on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts throughout his ultimate match towards Spain’s Rafael Nadal, on the Italian Open tennis match, in Rome, Sunday, Might 16, 2021.

By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports activities Author

ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal beat a drained Novak Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 for a record-extending tenth Italian Open title on Sunday.

The Spaniard recovered from a doubtlessly harmful fall after tripping over a raised line to take the newest installment of the most-played rivalry in trendy males’s tennis.

It additionally re-established Nadal because the overwhelming favourite for the French Open, the place he will probably be aiming for a fair harder-to-believe 14th title beginning in two weeks.

Nadal beat Djokovic in straight units in final 12 months’s Roland Garros ultimate.

The highest-ranked Djokovic spent almost 5 hours on courtroom Saturday, when he needed to rally for a rain-delayed quarterfinal victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas earlier than profitable one other three-setter over native favourite Lorenzo Sonego within the semifinals. Nadal performed solely as soon as on Saturday, beating Reilly Opelka in 1 ½ hours.

Within the ladies’s ultimate, reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek routed Karolina Pliskova with a “double bagel” 6-0 6-0.

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