The King of Clay obeyed Djokovic in his 51st duel
Raphael Nadal won the exciting 51st edition of his rivalry with Novak Djokovic with 7:6 (4), 6:3 and qualified for the final of the Masters Series tennis tournament according payment for sport prediction in Rome. 370 days after their last Madrid semifinals, Nadal won for 25th time the winner of the longest rival in football, and Djokovic could not defeat the King of the Clay for the seventh time on his favorite pavement. This is Djokovic`s first defeat in the semi-finals in Rome, while Nadal remains perfect at this stage and against Alexander Zverev or Marin Cilic will be pursuing the eighth crown in the Italian capital. For the second time, Nadal won against Djokovic, with the Serb having taken seven consecutive successes. Nole, however, reminded of his best years, and he also has reason to feel pleased with his performance against Matador at this stage. For Nadal, the final will be tenth.
The first set satisfied even the most discerning viewers with their spectacle, because Djokovic made a breakthrough in his third serve game, after having earned his bid to zero. However, Nole was broken and then lagged behind 2:5 in the result, despite some really memorable plays as a long-time winning game in the sixth game.
A lucky banging of the ball in the field of Rafa after contact with the fillet at the volley of Djokovic`s network gave him two points to break the breakthrough and he took advantage of his first chance after Rafe sent the ball out of the box with a blow to the frame. In the tiebreak, the Serb first made a mini break and started to look like he was in his best years, but Nadal showed his undisputed class in long play, as he twice managed to win, which were the only ones in the long game. Matakora made a break in the second set early on, and apparently he was upset by Djokovic, who was getting more and more keen on his headquarters. He made four times more backhanded mistakes, while Nadal was almost flawless on that side of the rocket, and the depth of the forehands often led to the Serb`s faulty balls from the baseline. At 4:3, the Spaniard had a problem in his serve game, and even a double mistake made Djokovic`s dug, but it was from the rare gifts of the King of the Clay. Although it took him 10 minutes, he managed to reach 5:3, thanks to the forehand on the diagonal diagonal on the line. Another consecutive backhand brought two Matador games and he took advantage of the first after a new mistake in Nole`s long play.
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