Tennis Rogers Cup: Nadal overcomes Fognini to storm into semis; Thiem, Zverev sent packing Rafael Nadal came from behind to get past Fabio Fognini in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. Dejan Kalinic 10 August, 2019 10:05 IST Rogers Cup: Nadal overcomes Fognini to storm into semis; Thiem, Zverev sent packing Dejan Kalinic 10 August, 2019 10:05 IST Rafael Nadal kept his Rogers Cup title defence alive with a three-set victory over Fabio Fognini in their quarterfinal clash on Friday.The top seed struggled to deal with Fognini early before coming from behind to secure a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win against the Italian seventh seed in Montreal.Nadal lost to Fognini at Monte Carlo earlier this year, but his win at the ATP Masters 1000 event marked his 12th in 16 meetings between the pair. A four-time champion at the tournament, the Spanish great – who now has 40 wins this year – was in trouble early as Fognini made a flying start. Rafa's outstanding season continues! @RafaelNadal takes out Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. | #CoupeRogers pic.twitter.com/k0TOANxwCo— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) August 10, 2019 Nadal, an 18-time Grand Slam winner, sent a forehand long to fall 2-1 behind as Fognini raced out to a 5-1 lead before claiming the opening set.However, that drew a response from Nadal, who won the first nine points of the second set, Fognini unable to recover from a 3-0 deficit. A break in the opening game of the decider set up Nadal, who dropped just five points on serve during the set to secure his spot in the last four. Earlier in the day, Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov set up an all-Russian semifinal. The eighth-seeded Medvedev dished out a stunning performance to beat second-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1, while the sixth-seeded Khachanov got past third-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3. Stefanos Tsitsipas: I'm close to winning Grand Slams Stefanos Tsitsipas has a new phobia Stefanos Tsitsipas: Victory over Federer one of my best games this season 'This is bull****!' - Nadal rages as journalist questions marriage More Videos Novak Djokovic: Dominic Thiem was just phenomenal Stefanos Tsitsipas: I don't hate Daniil Medvedev! Rafael Nadal lacked "competitive spirit" in Alexander Zverev ATP Finals loss Important to do prior homework - Djokovic Alex De Minaur goes down to Jannik Sinner in Next-Gen ATP Finals Ashleigh Barty claims record prize for winning WTA Finals Novak Djokovic beats Denis Shapovalov to win fifth Paris Masters title Djokovic overcomes Dimitrov to reach Paris Masters final
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