Djokovic beats Nadal, claims Rome Masters title

ROME - Serbia's best tennis player Novak Djokovic won the Rome Masters ATP as he beat the former champion, Spain's Rafael Nadal, in the final match on Sunday, 2-1 (4-6, 6-3, 6-3).

Djokovic thus won his third trophy this season, after the tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells, and this is also his 19th Masters title and one of the 44 medals he has won in his career so far, six of which were Grand Slam tournaments.

By the Sunday victory, the Serbian tennis player significantly reduced Nadal's advantage as the top-ranked player on the ATP list and won EUR 549,000 worth of prize money.

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