translated from Spanish: Rafa Nadal beat his big threat and goes for his first title of 2019

With the possibility of winning Rome for the ninth time and also cutting a four-month streak without titles, Rafael Nadal played all his chips before Tsitsipas. At the age of 20, the Greek had already surprised him and could enter the story as the third player to beat the Mallorcan in consecutive matches. However, experience predominated. Although the challenger was fighting, and even more so with what happened last week on his back, Rafa gave him no place at any time in the game to get in his victory. That’s why achieving breaks in both partials, the Spanish liquidated the game for 6-3 and 6-4, in 1 hour and 42 minutes of play.

Rafa Nadal will play his second end of the year in Rome. Photo: Twitter @ATP_Tour

Now, the victory, which could be record in the capital of Italy, would not only mean the first title of the year, but it is also just the second finale that arrives (lost in the final Australian Open ante Djokovic) and only disputed six tournaments for injuries that affects Ron at this beginning of the year. For now, patience allowed him to reach this instance without giving up any set, and ahead can have two rivals of different characteristics. On the one hand, the number one, Novak Djokovic, or the Argentinean Diego Schwartzman, who raised his level in the last time, in a land that suits him well.

Original source in Spanish

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