Novak Djokovic looked like he was another step closer to his older self, in his defeat against Rafael Nadal, in Rome on Saturday. The Serbian rallied from a 2-5 deficit in the first set, to take it to the tie-break. Djokovic seemed focused and was feeding off the massive support from the spectators.
The 28th ranked Pole, Radwanska, had a back injury last month in the Istanbul Open and could not recover in time to play the 2018 second Grand Slam of the year.
German tennis player Alexander Zverev has claimed that besides Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, there are several other players who can make a name for themselves
Swiss player Stan Wawrinka has made a return to professional tennis, following his injury and rehabilitation. However, it was shortlived as he was ousted in the first round by Steve Johnson
There might be hardly any record in the clay court that doesn't mention of Rafael Nadal. Despite this, the Spaniard is pretty clear that he isn't interested in breaking records.
Rafael Nadal succumbed to a stunning straight sets defeat at the Madrid Open against Dominic Thiem, which ended his mammoth record of winning 50 consecutive sets on the dirt. Nadal had no answers to Thiem's powerful ground-strokes, and struggled to create any impact whatsoever in his own service games.
