Coming to the final after playing three grueling matches at the Rome Masters, The King of Clay was a tired man. That he was facing world’s no.2 tennis player was not going to offer him any respite. Regardless, Rafael Nadal took the first set 6-4 from Novak Djokovic. Watching two of the best tennis players of the modern era, taking on each other in the Italian Open final, would have been a great treat for the spectators and television viewers alike. In the next two sets, the Serbian turned the tables on the defending champion to win the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and register his name for the third time amongst the celebrated list of winners in the Italian Open championship. On clay surfaces, it was Djokovic’s fourth victory over Nadal,