Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Djokovic to reach final
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Published: May 19, 2018, 05:02 IST | Updated: May 19, 2018, 05:02 IST
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Nadal took one hour and 56 minutes to beat his Serbian opponent.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeated Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday.
Top-seeded and a seven-time champion in Rome, Nadal took one hour and 56 minutes to beat his Serbian opponent.
The recent champion at the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open, Nadal earned his 25th victory out of 51 matches against Djokovic.
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In the final, Rafa is to face the winner of the match between Germany's Alexander Zverev and Croatia's Marin Cilic.