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Novak Djokovic breaks racquet, Rafael Nadal cops upset loss at Italian Open – Wide World of Sports
‘I’ve done it before and I’ll probably do it again’
Rafael Nadal’s first tournament in seven months ended with a 6-2 7-5 loss to Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Saturday.
Nadal, a nine-time champion in Rome, had never lost to 15th-ranked Schwartzman in nine previous meetings. But Schwartzman dictated the baseline rallies and produced a series of drop-shot winners as Nadal uncharacteristically made unforced errors and struggled to get his first serve into play.
Nadal, who chose not to play the US Open due to travel …
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