Rafael Nadal’s third-round victory was stamped with authority as he overcame a confident start from Denis Shapovalov to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome yesterday.The 16-times Grand Slam winner secured a 6-4, 6-1 victory against his Canadian opponent, who is regarded as one of the rising stars in the next generation of tennis. Shapovalov staked his claim as a promising young talent when he beat Nadal in the Rogers Cup last year in Montreal — but that was on a hard court, and he knew he faced a much tougher task on clay. However, the 19-year-old took …read more
Source: Gulf times
