In the quarter-finals, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made it to the semi-finals of the Italian Open after winning their respective matches. The 51-time top two stars in this career will face each other.
On Friday, Serbian star Djokovic defeated Kai Nishikori of Japan 2-6 in the first set, but the next two sets wins 6-1, 6-3 and confirmed the semifinals.On the other hand, Nadal was also caught by Italian Fabio Fognini in the first set 4-6, but the next two sets left the court 6-1, 6-2.
Three-time winner Maria Sharapova and current champion Alecander Zavervev won the quarter-finals in a dramatic day in Rome's Italian capital Rome.