Rome Masters Final: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Alexander Zverev?

On May 19, 2018May 20, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream29 Comments

Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal and defending champion Alexander Zverev will meet for the fifth time when they face off in the men’s singles final at the 2018 Italian Open in Rome.

The German player recovered from an early break in the second set to beat Marin Cilic 7-6(13), 6-4. He is aiming for his third title in three weeks after lifting trophies in Munich and Madrid.

Date: May 20, 2018

Match time: Not before 4 PM local time / 10 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 3 PM BST – United Kingdom / 4 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / midnight AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

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Rafa:

It will be a tough one. Sascha is playing great, winning a lot of matches in a row. Tomorrow I need to be ready to keep playing my best and that’s what I’m going to try.

Sascha:

I’m definitely not the favourite in this matchup, but I’ll be ready for it and I’ll do everything I can to recover. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow.

We’ve had some very tough matches. In Indian Wells, I lost with a match point and in Australia we went five sets. Obviously we had some great battles and I’ve always enjoyed playing him. He’s the greatest of all time on clay, but hopefully I can prepare the best I can for tomorrow.

Rafa leads the head-to-head against the German 4-0, and has won all five of the sets they’ve contested on clay, including a three-set victory in a Davis Cup quarter-final between Spain and Germany earlier this year.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2018	ESP vs. GER WG QF Spain		RR	Rafael Nadal	61 64 64
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	R16	Rafael Nadal	61 61
2017	Australian Open Australia	Outdoor Hard	R32	Rafael Nadal	46 63 67⁵ 63 62
2016	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	R16	Rafael Nadal	67⁸ 60 75

Rafa is the best clay-courter of the Open Era with a 407-36 record (.919), and he improved his record in Rome semi-finals to 10-0 with a straight-set win over his most frequent opponent Novak Djokovic on Saturday.

The King of Clay currently holds the record for the most ATP Masters 1000 titles (31, one more than second-place Djokovic) and will be looking for a 32nd against Zverev.

Rafa, who won both Monte-Carlo and Barcelona for the 11th time each this year, needs to win the Masters title to reclaim the world number one spot from Roger Federer.

Good luck & Vamos Rafa!

Source: ATP World Tour

Rome Masters SF: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Novak Djokovic?

On May 18, 2018May 19, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream81 Comments

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet for the 51st time on Saturday, with a spot in the Rome Masters final on the line.

Date: May 19, 2018

Match time: 2.30 PM local time / 8.30 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 1.30 PM BST – United Kingdom / 2.30 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 10.30 PM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

Rafa:

To be honest, I prefer not to play against Djokovic. He is one of the best in history, no doubt.

I am not like those players who say ‘yes, I want to measure myself with him’.

If I have to face him, then I give my best to win as I have always done in my career, but obviously, you prefer to have easier opponents than a great player like Novak.

Nole on facing Rafa:

I have to embrace it and have to give everything I’ve got.

This is what I work for, to get to the later stages of events. I haven’t had this kind of feeling for a while.

It’s been a year since I’ve played the semi-finals, the last one was here so I like the conditions and I get a nice support here, so hopefully I’ll be able to play my best tennis.

With his three triumphs this week Rafa is now 17-1 on clay in 2018 and 21-2 overall.

Nole holds a 26-24 record against Rafa, with the pair locked at 3-3 in Rome. Our champ won their last encounter, snapping a seven-match losing streak against the Serb to reach the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open final.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	62 64
2016	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	QF	Novak Djokovic	75 76⁴
2016	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	76⁵ 62
2016	Doha Qatar	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	61 62
2015	ATP Finals Great Britain	Indoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	63 63
2015	Beijing China	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	62 62
2015	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	QF	Novak Djokovic	75 63 61
2015	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	SF	Novak Djokovic	63 63
2014	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	36 75 62 64
2014	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	F	Novak Djokovic	46 63 63
2014	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	63 63
2013	ATP Finals Great Britain	Indoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	63 64
2013	Beijing China	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	63 64
2013	US Open NY, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Rafael Nadal	62 36 64 61
2013	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada	Outdoor Hard	SF	Rafael Nadal	64 36 76²
2013	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	64 36 61 67³ 97
2013	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	F	Novak Djokovic	62 76¹
2012	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	64 63 26 75
2012	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	75 63
2012	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	63 61
2012	Australian Open Australia	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	57 64 62 67⁵ 75
2011	US Open NY, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	62 64 67³ 61
2011	Wimbledon Great Britain	Outdoor Grass	F	Novak Djokovic	64 61 16 63
2011	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	F	Novak Djokovic	64 64
2011	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain	Outdoor Clay	F	Novak Djokovic	75 64
2011	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	46 63 76⁴
2011	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Novak Djokovic	46 63 62
2010	ATP Finals Great Britain	Indoor Hard	RR	Rafael Nadal	75 62
2010	US Open NY, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Rafael Nadal	64 57 64 62
2009	ATP Finals Great Britain	Indoor Hard	RR	Novak Djokovic	76⁵ 63
2009	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris France	Indoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	62 63
2009	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati OH, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	61 64
2009	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	36 76⁵ 76⁹
2009	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	76² 62
2009	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	63 26 61
2009	ESP vs. SRB WG 1st RD Spain		RR	Rafael Nadal	64 64 61
2008	Beijing Olympics China	Outdoor Hard	SF	Rafael Nadal	64 16 64
2008	ATP Masters Series Cincinnati OH, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	61 75
2008	London / Queen’s Club Great Britain	Outdoor Grass	F	Rafael Nadal	76⁶ 75
2008	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	64 62 76³
2008	ATP Masters Series Hamburg Germany	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	75 26 62
2008	ATP Masters Series Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	63 62
2007	Tennis Masters Cup China	Indoor Hard	RR	Rafael Nadal	64 64
2007	ATP Masters Series Canada Canada	Outdoor Hard	SF	Novak Djokovic	75 63
2007	Wimbledon Great Britain	Outdoor Grass	SF	Rafael Nadal	36 61 41 RET
2007	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	75 64 62
2007	ATP Masters Series Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	QF	Rafael Nadal	62 63
2007	ATP Masters Series Miami FL, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	QF	Novak Djokovic	63 64
2007	ATP Masters Series Indian Wells CA, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	F	Rafael Nadal	62 75
2006	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	QF	Rafael Nadal	64 64 RET

Rafa is the best clay-courter of the Open Era with a 406-36 record (.919). However, he’s 15-7 with three losses in his last four matches against Djokovic on clay (.682). No other man owns more than three clay-court wins over Rafa. Gaston Gaudio beat him three times on clay before the Spaniard turned 19. Dominic Thiem earned his third clay-court victory over Rafa in Madrid on 11 May.

The No. 1 and No. 11 seeds have split six prior match-ups at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and Rafa owns a 9-8 advantage in semi-finals. They have met at all four Grand Slams, the ATP Finals, Davis Cup, the Olympic Games and eight of the nine ATP Masters 1000 events (all but Shanghai). Djokovic is 16-10 with five wins in his last six matches against Rafa at ATP Masters 1000 events.

Rafa began their rivalry with a 14-4 lead, but Djokovic has claimed 11 of their last 13 meetings since losing the 2013 US Open final. Should Rafa win his eighth Rome title, he will return to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on 21 May. If Rafa loses to the four-time champion Djokovic or in the championship match on Sunday, Roger Federer will remain World No. 1 through at least 24 June.

Good luck & Vamos Rafa!

Source: ATP World Tour

Rome Masters QF: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Fabio Fognini?

On May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream56 Comments

On Friday, Rafael Nadal will continue his 2018 Internazionali BNL d’Italia campaign.

The King of Clay will play his third match in Rome against Fabio Fognini, who recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the first set – by winning five straight games – en route to a 6-4, 6-4 third-round victory over Peter Gojowczyk.

Date: May 18, 2018

Match time: Noon local time / 6 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 11 AM BST – United Kingdom / Noon CEST – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 8 PM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

Rafa on playing Fognini:

It’ll be a match against a great player, with a lot of talent.

I know I have to play well, to keep having chances and keep going in the tournament. I hope to be ready to make that happen, to play at the right level and to be competitive.

They have played 13 times and Rafa has won 10 of those meetings. Fognini earned three victories in 2015 (twice on clay in Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona prior to a five-set upset at the U.S. Open), but Rafa won five times in a row (including at three Masters 1000 tournaments last year). Rafa is also 5-2 against Fognini on clay court.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai China	Outdoor Hard	R16	Rafael Nadal	63 61
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain	Outdoor Clay	R32	Rafael Nadal	76³ 36 64
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	SF	Rafael Nadal	61 75
2016	Barcelona Spain	Outdoor Clay	QF	Rafael Nadal	62 76¹
2015	Beijing China	Outdoor Hard	SF	Rafael Nadal	75 63
2015	US Open NY, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	R32	Fabio Fognini	36 46 64 63 64
2015	Hamburg Germany	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	75 75
2015	Barcelona Spain	Outdoor Clay	R16	Fabio Fognini	64 76⁶
2015	Rio de Janeiro Brazil	Outdoor Clay	SF	Fabio Fognini	16 62 75
2014	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	R16	Rafael Nadal	62 62
2013	Beijing China	Outdoor Hard	QF	Rafael Nadal	26 64 61
2013	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	R32	Rafael Nadal	76⁵ 64 64
2013	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	R32	Rafael Nadal	61 63

GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!

Source: ATP World Tour

Rome Masters R3: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Denis Shapovalov?

On May 16, 2018May 17, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream41 Comments

Rafael Nadal and Denis Shapovalov will be going head-to-head for the second time in their careers when they clash during third-round action at the Rome Masters on Thursday afternoon.

Date: May 17, 2018

Match time: Rafa is third match on Centrale Court, meaning that he should be in action sometime around 4 PM local time / 10 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 3 PM BST – United Kingdom / 4 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / midnight AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

Shapovalov won their only previous encounter in three sets last summer on the hard courts in Montreal. The 19-year-old Canadian is ranked a career-high No. 29, up 114 spots from 10 August when he defeated Rafa.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Canada	Outdoor Hard	R16	Denis Shapovalov	36 64 76⁴

The Canadian teenager is 7-4 on clay this year, including a run to the semifinals at Madrid. His only ATP-level experience on clay prior to this season was a first-round qualifying loss at the French Open.

Rafa has won a record seven Rome titles, but none since 2013. The Internazionali BNL d’Italia is the only clay-court event where he has made four consecutive appearances without a title.

Aiming for his 78th career title, Rafa is playing for his first Rome final since he bowed to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, in the 2014 final.

GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!

Source: ATP World Tour

Rome Masters R2: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Damir Dzumhur?

On May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream10 Comments

Top seed and seven-time former champion Rafael Nadal will play his first match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Wednesday against Damir Dzumhur.

Date: May 16, 2018

Match time: Rafa is second match on Centrale Court. Around 2 PM local time / 8 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 1 PM BST – United Kingdom / 2 PM CEST – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 10 PM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

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Rafa and Damir will meet for the third time (tied 1-1). Our champ won the match earlier this year in Melbourne and the Bosnian player won the match two years ago in Miami.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2018	Australian Open Australia	Outdoor Hard	R32	Rafael Nadal	61 63 61
2016	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami FL, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	R64	Damir Dzumhur	26 64 30 RET

Rafa is 14-1 in matches and 30-2 in sets on clay this year with his 11th MonteCarlo and 11th Barcelona titles.

Our champ has won the Rome title a record seven times, but not since 2013. He lost in the quarter-finals in 2015, 2016 and 2017 after falling to Djokovic in the 2014 final. Rome is the only clay-court event where Rafa has made four consecutive appearances without a title.

GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!

Source: ATP World Tour

Madrid Open QF: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Dominic Thiem?

On May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream45 Comments

Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem will be squaring off for the ninth time in their careers when they clash in the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Friday. The Austrian battled back from a set and a break down to beat Croatian Borna Coric 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.

Date: May 11, 2018

Match time: Rafa is third match on Manolo Santana Court. Not before 5 PM local time / 11 AM EDT – New York, Montreal / 4 PM BST – United Kingdom / 5 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 1 AM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

Rafa on playing Thiem:

Very tough match. Especially here on this surface and even more in altitude. His bounces and topspin are very high and difficult to control.

I need to be ready for tomorrow. It will be a very tough match to play but it’s a good opportunity to play against one of the best players of the world.

Rafa and Thiem met in last year’s Madrid final, which Rafa won, and tour champ leads their Head2Head series 6-2.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2018	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	QF	Rafael Nadal	60 62
2017	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	SF	Rafael Nadal	63 64 60
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Outdoor Clay	QF	Dominic Thiem	64 63
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	76⁸ 64
2017	Barcelona Spain	Outdoor Clay	F	Rafael Nadal	64 61
2016	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	R16	Rafael Nadal	75 63
2016	Buenos Aires Argentina	Outdoor Clay	SF	Dominic Thiem	64 46 76⁴
2014	Roland Garros France	Outdoor Clay	R64	Rafael Nadal	62 62 63

GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!

Source: ATP World Tour

Mardid Open R3: What time does Rafael Nadal play against Diego Schwartzman?

On May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 By Rafael Nadal FansIn Match Time & Live Stream34 Comments

On Thursday night, five-time champion Rafael Nadal will face Diego Schwartzman (No. 16) in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Argentinian beat Feliciano Lopez 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 in two hours and 21 minutes.

Date: May 10, 2018

Match time: 8 PM local time / 2 PM EDT – New York, Montreal / 7 PM BST – United Kingdom / 8 PM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / 4 AM AEST – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.

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Rafa has won all four of their previous encounters.

Year	Event	Surface	RND	Winner	Result
2018	Australian Open Australia	Outdoor Hard	R16	Rafael Nadal	63 67⁴ 63 63
2017	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Monaco	Outdoor Clay	QF	Rafael Nadal	64 64
2015	US Open NY, U.S.A.	Outdoor Hard	R64	Rafael Nadal	76⁵ 63 75
2013	Acapulco Mexico	Outdoor Hard	R32	Rafael Nadal	62 62

The World No. 1 has won 20 matches and 48 sets in a row on clay. His 48-set streak is an Open Era record on clay and two shy of the mark on any surface. John McEnroe swept 49 straight sets on carpet in 1984, including 10 to win the Madrid Indoor Open.

GOOD LUCK & VAMOS RAFA!

Source: ATP World Tour

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