Sports News | Italian Open: Nadal Suffers Loss in Quarterfinals Against Schwartzman

Rome [Italy], September 20 (ANI): Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Sunday bowed out of the Italian Open as he suffered a loss in the quarterfinals.

Argentina's Diego Schwartzman defeated Nadal 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals to progess ahead in the tournament.

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Nadal had entered the tournament with a 100 per cent win record against Schwartzman after winning all their previous nine encounters.

But earlier today, Schwartzman was finally able to break the jinx and he outclassed the Spaniard.

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The first set was comfortably won by the Argentine and he did not give Nadal any chance to stage a comeback in the opening set.

In the second set, the things were a little balanced and with things at 5-4 in favour of the Argentine, Nadal was finally able to break even and as a result, the scoreline was brought to 5-5.

But the Argentine was able to maintain his composure and as a result, he won the second set as well to record a famous victory over Nadal.

Nadal would now be seen in action in the upcoming French Open. (ANI)

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