Tennis: Nadal beats Djokovic to win his ninth Italian Open crown

Fourteen years after he first won the Italian Open, Rafael Nadal triumphed once again at the Foro Italico, beating world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for his ninth Italian Open crown. The Spaniard was broken just once by Djokovic - and for only the second time this tournament - on his way to victory. Nadal now has a record 34 ATP Masters 1000 titles - one more than Djokovic, as well as the mental edge heading into the upcoming French Open. But Djokovic still has the upper hand in their head-to-head battle, with 28 wins to Nadal's 26.