Djokovic, Nadal will play in final

staff and wire reports

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won a total of three matches over younger players on Saturday and will renew their record-setting rivalry in the Italian Open final on Sunday — exactly two weeks before the French Open starts.

Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in a grueling, rain-delayed quarterfinal that began on Friday. Then the top-ranked Serb returned a few hours later and beat local favorite Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2.

Nadal ended the surprising clay-court run of bigserving American Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-4.

Djokovic and Nadal have met an Open-era record 56 times, with Djokovic leading the series 29-27.

The women’s final will feature French Open champion Iga Swiatek against 2019 Rome champion Karolina Pliskova.

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