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Nadal can extend another record if he manages to seal a new all-time high eighth Rome Masters title on Sunday, having beaten Djokovic in a captivating encounter that saw the Serb fade in the second set to a 7-6 (4), 6-3 loss.
Zverev will be his opponent in the Rome decider after edging Cilic in a tight straight-sets win, triumphing 7-6 (13), 7-5 to clinch his 12th consecutive win and maintain his bid for another Masters trophy.
Women’s top seed Simona Halep came back from a set behind to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Rome, and she’ll face No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina after she cruised past Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 6-3.
Read on for a recap of Saturday’s semi-final slate and a breakdown of the key information heading into Sunday’s final showdowns.Rafael Nadal speaks. “It was a tough match, of course, playing against him [Novak] is always a big challenge. He played well, and it’s always the same against him; when you go down a little bit in level, he is always there and you are in big trouble. I needed to play aggressive with my forehand, that’s when I felt I was a little more in control.
The Spaniard will face Marin Cilic or Alexander Zverev, who meet later, on Sunday. “I need to be ready to play my best tomorrow. This victory today is a big confidence for me. This tournament has been very positive for me after last week in Madrid. To come back to a final, I’m very happy.”ROME — In their 51st match, an ATP record, Rafael Nadal won for the 25th time, beating Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (4), 6-3, in the semifinals of the Italian Open on Saturday afternoon.
The match was gratifying for both of them: Nadal stayed on track for a sixth title here, and Djokovic proved that he had regained some of the form and confidence that had left him in recent months.
“Rafa was just better in important moments,” Djokovic said. “He just managed to play the right shots, and he deserved to win — he was the better player.”
He added: “I don’t think that there was too much of a difference, which is great for me, great news for me. Because Rafa is, of course, the best player ever to play tennis on clay courts. And, you know, he’s in great, great form, and it’s very difficult to play him on clay anywhere.”
Though Djokovic landed several punches, including several awe-striking return winners, Nadal was steadier and stronger at crucial moments. He dominated in longer rallies, winning 14 of the 20 points that extended to nine or more shots.
Both men finished with impressive numbers: Nadal hit 22 winners, 16 of which came on his forehand, against 14 unforced errors; Djokovic hit 26 winners against 20 unforced errors.Sharapova, 31, won 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 7-5 against the 20-year-old Latvian, taking her third match point to end a gripping contest which lasted over three hours.
She faces Simona Halep in Saturday’s semi-final after the world number one thrashed Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-3.
Elina Svitolina will play Anett Kontaveit in the other last-four match.
Ukraine’s Svitolina won 6-4 6-4 against Germany’s two-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber, while Kontaveit of Estonia knocked out Danish second seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-1.Halep, yet to win a Grand Slam having lost three finals, needed only an hour and 14 minutes to seal her fourth win in five matches against seventh seed Garcia of France.
Her victory, combined with Wozniacki’s defeat, ensured the 26-year-old Romanian, who lost to Svitolina in last year’s Italian final, would retain her number one ranking.
Sharapova missed two match points against the dogged Ostapenko, who is ranked sixth in the world, before sealing a victory which means the Russian is set to be seeded at the French Open later this month.
The five-time Slam winner, who is projected to be inside the world’s top 32 next week, has not been seeded at a major since returning from a 15-month doping ban last year.
“It’s great to back at this stage,” she said after beating Ostapenko.”My fans have been so loyal throughout the years and for me to be able to produce this kind of tennis again in front of them is very special.”
