Nadal handed over the title in the Eternal City: Shapovalov's reversal for a great triumph

Rafael Nadal dominated against Denis Shapovalov, leading 1:0 in the sets after 40 minutes of play (6:1), but later he could not keep up with the pace of the much younger Canadian.

Nadal will not defend his title in Rome, Shapovalov was better - he won 2:1 (1:6, 7:5, 6:2.

After the excellent game of the Spaniard in the first part of the game, everything changed in the sequel.

Shapovalov led 3:0, then 4:1 in the second, before Nadal came back and equalized at 4:4.

That set was decided in the 12th game when the Canadian took advantage of the second set point...

And in the decider, Nadal had many problems - whether with an injury or simply not ready, the coming days will show.

Shapovalov knew how to punish it, so three match points were enough for him to knock down the King of Clay.

Shapovalov will play Kasper Rud in the quarterfinals.