PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2019 Rome Masters SF Rafael Nadal vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

2019 Rome Masters SF Rafael Nadal bt. Stefanos Tsitsipas  6-3 6-4

Next opponent - Djokovic or Schwartzman 

"It is an important victory for me because I played a solid match against a good player and a player who is winning lot of matches on this surface. So winning in straight sets against him is a very positive result. More than this is a feeling that I am playing better every week, every day. That's important for me."

"I played a little bit better than him. What I had to do is play well. Last week I didn't play very well in Madrid. Today I did better."

"Today when I was hitting the forehand, he was not able to hit his forehand. Last week when I was hitting the forehand, he still had the chance to go for the shots with his forehand. That is something that could not happen today if I wanted to have success. When I achieve that goal, I start to open the court with the backhand against his forehand, too. I was able to change down the line with the forehand. My return was a little bit more inside than last week."

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