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The Italian Fabio Fognini has achieved this Saturday at the Jockey Club in Rio de Janeiro, the best win in his career after winning 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. After two hours and 17 minutes, exceeded for the first time in his life Rafael Nadal qualified for the final of the Open presented by Rio Claro.
Fognini had fallen four times with Spanish and just an opportunity could win a set. So when the first set Nadal led 6-1, no breaks against and absolute comfort, it seemed that the story would continue. That slump Fognini extend a little more, it further in the second set began giving his service in the first two occasions.
But no. 27 The Italian grabbed angry birds trust and winners from the back of the court began to enter. And few can stop him when his right is in fulfillment of conditions. Moreover, after the second set 2-2, did not return to give his serve until the final whistle.
The third set was pure parity. Just three break points for Nadal and none for Fognini until the twelfth game. There in the first, which in turn was match point, did not materialize. Nor the next. And in the third, when the clock was close to scoring 23:00 in Rio, crystallized his dream: to beat a man who had just fallen clay in 24 of 346.
He did it with drama: after a rally of five shots each, Nadal hit a ball in the net and demanded speed Fognini, who decided to cross it with finesse and elegance. Then he surveyed the achievement cut a streak of 12 years without losing a semifinal on clay.
32 winners, two aces, five breaks, November 8 points at the net and 67% of first serves gave him victory. In short, the Italian never forget the defeat 25th on clay to Nadal, angry birds who had 52 victories in the semifinals on this surface and defending the title won in 2014.
With the win, Fognini classifies its final ninth, eighth in clay. And the next target is