Not since the Australian Open have we had the pleasure of an encounter between the two current greats of world tennis, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. For a while there it was looking like Rome could be the stage of a gladiatorial rematch, but Nole had other ideas.
Here is the path to the final that was to be, but wasn’t…
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Rafael Nadal
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Roger Federer |
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Second Round |
Nadal beat Seppi, 6-2, 6-3 |
Federer beat Karlovic, 6-4, 6-4 |
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Third Round |
Nadal beat Soderling, 6-1, 6-0 |
Federer beat Stepanek, 6-4, 6-1 |
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Quarterfinals |
Nadal beat Verdasco, 6-3, 6-3 |
Federer beat Zverev 6-3, 6-4 |
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Semifinals |
Nadal beat Gonzalez, 6-3, 6-3 |
Djokovic beat Federer, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
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Final |
Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
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