Rafael Nadal breezes past John Isner to set up 'dangerous' Denis Shapovalov rematch at Italian Open in Rome
Rafael Nadal is safely through to the third round of the Italian Open after beating John Isner 6-3 6-1. After Isner squandered the opportunity to break midway in the seventh game, Nadal took control of the match and was able to comfortably breeze past the American in one hour and 16 minutes. Ad/> Nadal will play Shapovalov next in a repeat of their last-16 encounter last year which the Spaniard won in a thrilling three-setter, coming back from a set down and saving match points.