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Novak Djokovic Ousts Rafael Nadal, Reaches Rome Master Semis
World number one Novak Djokovic stretched his winning streak over Rafael Nadal to eight matches with the win in Rome Masters
Novak Djokovic will face the winner of the match between Kei Nishikori or Dominic Thiem in Rome Masters semifinals.© AFP
Highlights
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Djokovic beat Nadal to move into the semis
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Nadal wasted five set points in the second set
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Djokovic stretched his winning streak over Nadal to eight matches
Rome:
Novak Djokovic upheld his recent mastery over Rafael Nadal with a 7-5, 7-6 (4) win in the Rome Masters quarterfinals on Friday.
Nadal wasted five set points in the second set.
It was the 49th meeting between them - the most in the Open Era - and Djokovic has won the last seven encounters.
Overall, Djokovic leads the series 26-23.
This was their last opportunity to play each other before the French Open, which starts in nine days.
Djokovic's semifinal opponent will be either Kei Nishikori or Dominic Thiem.
In the other half of the draw, Andy Murray overcame some trouble on his service games to beat David Goffin 6-1, 7-5 and improve his record on clay this year and last to 27-3.
Topics mentioned in this article
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Tennis
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