ROME: Austria’s Dominic Thiem sent Rafael Nadal crashing out of the Rome Masters on Friday (Saturday in Mnaila) with a 6-4, 6-3 quarterfinals victory, ending the Spaniard’s 17-match winning run.

Nadal, a former seven-time champion in the Italian capital, had dominated Thiem to win the Madrid Masters final last week.

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