ROME — After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday.
Aiming for a ninth trophy in Rome, Nadal's opponent in Sunday's final will be Novak Djokovic or Diego Schwartzman, who were playing later. Conditions were much slower than on the high-altitude court in Madrid, which favoured Nadal and made it tougher for Tsitsipas to execute his attacking game. Konta's only previous final on clay came recently in Rabat, Morocco, where she lost to Maria Sakkari.
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