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Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in blustery conditions 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to reach the Italian Open final.
He will face Diego Schwartzman in Monday`s final after the Argentine held his nerve to beat Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov 6-4 5-7 7-6 (4) in a dramatic second semi-final.
The Serbian World No. 1, Djokovic, remains on course to win his 36th ATP Masters 1000 crown and overtake Rafael Nadal on the all-time list.
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Federer, who missed the clay-court seasons in its entirety in the last few years, made a return to the French Open in May last year.
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Rafael Nadal closed in on an eighth Rome Masters title as he dismissed old rival Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 to reach the final for a record-extending 10th time.
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India's Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin crashed out of the Rome Masters after losing their second round match to Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers on Thursday.
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Djokovic, who turns 30 on Monday, was the previous youngest Masters finalist, going all the way to the title in Miami as a 19-year-old in 2007.
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Halep, who won the Madrid Open last week, needed treatment after going over on her right ankle in the second set as she hit a return from the baseline.
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Djokovic was the previous youngest Masters finalist, going all the way to the title in Miami as a 19-year-old in 2007.
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Bopanna and his partner Pablo Cuevas fought tooth and nail against fourth seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut but eventually lost 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 10-12 in the quarterfinals of the Euro 4,507,375 clay court event.
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Rome Masters: Rafael Nadal suffers shock defeat to Dominic Thiem, now targets 10th French Open title
Nadal, a former seven-time champion in the Italian capital, had dominated the Austrian to win the Madrid Masters final last week.
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Rafael Nadal, enjoying his best season on clay in two years, booked a quarter-final clash against Austria`s Dominic Thiem, whom he beat in the Madrid Masters final last week, after an "aggressive" 6-3, 6-4 win over American Jack Sock, seeded 13th.
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They next face fourth seeded pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
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Djokovic, beaten in the final by Britain`s Andy Murray last year, will now face Juan Martin del Potro in the quarters after the unseeded Argentinian`s third round 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 win over Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori.
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Nadal though was distressed to see Almagro injured who he also helped from the court.
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The German`s 56-minute knock out came two days after she was confirmed at the top of the WTA rankings, displacing Serena Williams.
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He is the winner of 14 Grand Slam singles titles.
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The Briton also said his number one ranking had nothing to do with his performances.
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While Sharapova will at least have a chance to qualify for Wimbledon, the French Open will be without the twice former winner as well as Roger Federer and the pregnant Serena Williams.
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An inspired Fognini, whose wife former U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta is expecting their first child this week, thumped 31 winners in his first victory over a world number one.
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The Serb, who split with his coaching team earlier this month, reached the semi-finals of the Madrid Open last week, where he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
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Murray prevailed 6-3, 6-3 in one hour, 35 minutes.
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