Nadal beaten by Schwartzman in 1st tournament in 7 months. Andrew Dampf, Ap Sports Writer. Hanfmann Outlasts Djere To Reach Kitzbühel Final. “So something that I have to fix.

Rafael Nadal called it one of the more scary moments he's had on the tennis court. 1 seed … Video Filters. In a record-setting US Open 2020 final, Dominic Thiem became the first man born in the 1990s to … I don’t want to do it but when it comes, it happens.“That’s how, I guess, I release sometimes my anger and it’s definitely not the best message out there, especially for the young tennis players looking at me, and I don’t encourage that -- definitely.”.The top-ranked Djokovic was thrown out of the U.S. Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball in a fit of anger.At the Foro Italico, Djokovic had already appeared frustrated during the game before he broke his racket, glaring toward the umpire following a couple of overrules and a point that was ordered to be replayed.“That’s just me,” Djokovic said. In a video posted on ATP Tour's Instagram page, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic can be seen congratulating Dominic Thiem on his maiden Grand Slam win. Dominic Thiem stunned Rafael Nadal in four sets on Wednesday to reach the 2020 Australian Open semi-finals.

Schwartzman will next face Denis Shapovalov, who held off Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.Women's top seed Simona Halep reached the top four when Yulia Putintseva retired midway through their match due to a lower back injury. ROME (AP) — 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 the 15th-ranked Schwartzman in nine previous meetings. “Was difficult to push him back. His epic five-set victory over the 23-year old Alexander Zverev is being hailed as a new era for men's tennis; one that many hope will see the rise of a younger generation of players outside of the 'big three'. All Tournaments. “Of course I’m not perfect and I’m doing my best.”.The 97th-ranked Koepfer, who screamed at himself in frustration throughout the match, was also warned for misbehavior early in the third set.Aiming for his fifth title in Rome, Djokovic’s semifinal opponent will be Casper Ruud, who eliminated local favorite Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in a match that lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes.Schwartzman will next face Denis Shapovalov, who held off Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.While fans have not been admitted to the tournament yet, Italy’s sports minister said Friday that 1,000 spectators will be allowed in for the semifinals and finals.In the women's tournament, top-seeded Simona Halep reached the last four when Kazakh opponent Yulia Putintseva retired midway through their match due to a lower back injury.Halep was ahead 6-2, 2-0 when Putintseva decided she was in too much pain to continue -- having already taken an off-court medical timeout between sets.Halep, who lost two straight finals in Rome to Elina Svitolina in 2017 and 2018, will need to beat two-time Grand Slam winner Garbiñe Muguruza to return to the championship match.Muguruza required more than two hours to eliminate U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.The other semifinal will feature last year's French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova against fellow Czech and defending champion Karolina Pliskova.Vondrousova beat Svitolina 6-3, 6-0, and Pliskova defeated Elise Mertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.Spain's Rafael Nadal gestures as he competes with Argentina's Diego Schwartzman during their quarterfinals at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. 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.For two months during the lockdown, Nadal said, he didn’t touch a tennis racket.“It’s a completely special year -- an unpredictable year,” Nadal said.