Nadal claims 1st title of the year

By Naveel Krishant

20/05/2019

Nadal, who is 33 next month, celebrates his ninth Italian Open title [Photo:BBC Sports]

Rafael Nadal claimed his first title of the year by defeating world number one Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final in Rome.

The Spaniard raced through the opener in 39 minutes, the first 6‑0 between the great rivals in 141 previous sets.

Djokovic battled back, but in the Rome sunshine Nadal sealed his ninth Italian Open title in two hours, 25 minutes.

It was his 81st tournament win and it takes him 34‑33 ahead of Djokovic in Masters 1,000 Series titles.

[Source: BBC]

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