Nadal Beats Zverev To Reach Italian Open Semi-Finals
May 15, 2021
4:13 am
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal saw off his Madrid Masters slayer Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday.
Second-seed Nadal had lost to Zverev in Madrid last-eight last week.
But the 34-year-old Spaniard shook off his marathon 3hr 30min quarter-final battle past Denis Shapovalov where he needed to save two match points.
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Nadal powered to 4-0 before sixth seed Zverev held serve with the 20-time Grand Slam winner saving break-point to take the first set.
The German rallied in the second set but Nadal saved …
