On Sunday, Rafael Nadal will face top seed Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final. Of their 26 meetings on the red dirt, Rafa boasts a 18-7 record, including their past four.

Date: May 16, 2021
Match time: Not before 5 PM local time / 11 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 4 PM BST – United Kingdom / 5 PM CEST – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 1 AM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
Rafa:
“In terms of preparation for Roland Garros, I consider the job done. Tomorrow is not at all preparation. It’s a final, an important one, and I want to be competitive. I want to play a good match and let’s see.”
Our champ have won 14 of the past 16 editions of this event and have met on eight occasions at the Foro Italico (Nadal leads 5-3).
GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!
Win big RAFA
Good luck and Vamos Rafa. Go for it and win it. We are all with you❤️
We are gonna win in 2 sets…
YOU GOT THIS Rafa!
Kick his butt to the curb, LOL
VAMOS xox
Bring that trophy home 🙂
YOU GOT THIS Rafa!
VAMOS
xox
Bring that trophy home 🙂
Te deseo lo mejor para mañana, SIEMPRE CONTIGO!!!
Is it really unsporting of me to hope that Nole’s knackered after two long matches today 🙂 ?!
You have awesomw handle (name), btw. Who were you pilling for to win, Djokovic or Senoro?
Kind of hoping if Nole is tired then it’ll help Rafa out … but hopefully he won’t need helping out!
No it’s not! We all want him to be Knackered as well. The only problem is Novak plays possum! We have all seen him stagger around like he’s going to fall from exhaustion only to get a reinsertion of energy and polish off the match. I believe it’s a game he plays.He’s a gnarly, strategic, player
who is chasing the GOAT. Rafa is also a very methodical player but he is not fake! I’m hoping on clay Rafa will have the advantage.It’s been hard for Novak because he doesn’t have the love of the fans like Rafa and Roger have! 💜💜Rafa!
Tévedés! Novák szereti a rajongókat! Novák nem szereti a gyülölködő közönséget!
A rajongók nem egyenlő a gyűlölködőkkel!
I think Rafa has Upper hand tomorrow as always on clay but both are hungry….It will also spice up the debate of Year end no.1 once our Rafa wins tomorrow
You need correction where you quote” our champ has won last 14 from 16 titles” I think they combined won 14 from last 16 events of rome
Good luck in the finl Rafa! We are all behind you!
Absolutely!👍