18:18 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
When you win your 8th 🏆 in Rome, that’s the kind of smile that you pull off! 🤗 @RafaelNadal #ibi18 #tennis #ATP #Nadal pic.twitter.com/m99bI2iRZZ
— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) May 20, 2018
18:17 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Nadal and Federer continuing to play "Tag. You're it" With the No. 1 ranking. They flip again on Monday with Nadal returning to the top spot and Federer dropping back to No. 2.
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 20, 2018
18:16 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Back to World Number 1 👑🙌🏼#VamosRafa pic.twitter.com/tg8NnQPqRV
— RafaNadalFANS (@RafaNadalFANS) May 20, 2018
18:16 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Remember:
— Matt Zemek (@mzemek) May 20, 2018
Luck is not some foreign object which occasionally enters into sports; it is a common and continuous thing.
Great players make use of it; mediocre players don't.
Lucky or unlucky is rarely the right question.
Resourceful or not is usually the much better one. #Nadal
18:16 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
In a battle of top two seeds for @rolandgarros , Nadal d. Zverev to win Rome for VIII time....rematch in three Sundays?
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) May 20, 2018
18:15 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Rafa Nadal still amazes me after all these years. 😍 Just sayin...
— SW828 (@SW828) May 20, 2018
18:15 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Rafael Nadal now has as many clay Masters (4) since turning 30 as all other men combined, if my math is correct.
— Trenton Jocz (@TrentonJocz) May 20, 2018
Also, Nadal has now won every big clay event since turning 30, the French Open, Monte Carlo (x2), Madrid and Rome (and Barcelona x2).
18:14 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
The GOATOC finds a way, with rain delays providing time to change the tone. Nadal comes back in the 3d set to win 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 over Sascha Zverev and take his 8th Italian Open and his 1st since 2013
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 20, 2018
18:14 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Rafael Nadal back to number one tomorrow for at least three more weeks.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) May 20, 2018
Needs to win Roland Garros to stay on top after Paris.
If he does, Federer can still get back to number one with a final (3 wins) in Stuttgart (ATP 250) the following week.
18:14 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Masters 1000, active players (top5)
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) May 20, 2018
Nadal, 32
Djokovic, 30
Federer, 27
Murray, 14
Zverev, 3
18:13 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Nothing short of incredible 🎾🏆 #VamosRafa pic.twitter.com/Q2tGOv9dgz
— Mo (@DrewsmamaTennis) May 20, 2018
18:11 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Toni in Mallorca: "Make it rain." pic.twitter.com/Fz1nxpt1DG
— Nicholas Arias (@_NicholasArias) May 20, 2018
18:11 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Did you see that? Rafa went directly to the kid who's been cheering him all week.
— JB (@Minerva2BC) May 20, 2018
18:09 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
"You're an amazing champion, you proved it again tonight."
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 20, 2018
Classy words from Alexander Zverev to @RafaelNadal. #ibi18 pic.twitter.com/Bx3NnP3f8P
18:09 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
"My first victory here in 2005 was one of the most beautiful victories of my career. To have this trophy again with me after so many years is really very special" -- Rafael Nadal (in Italian) to the crowd at the Italian Open
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 20, 2018
18:07 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Nadal pumped up after the rain break as the Spaniard claimed 8th record title in Roma!!! #IBI18
— Akin (@Akin44Dan) May 20, 2018
18:07 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Rafa says that one of his best memories is his win in 2005 in Rome. He also thanks the team & the crowd.... and EXPECTS TO BE BACK NEXT YEAR!!! pic.twitter.com/8KbLSh58EW
— Genny SS (@genny_ss) May 20, 2018
18:06 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
"You're the greatest clay court player of all time and I think everybody saw that today" -- Sascha Zverev to Nadal
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 20, 2018
18:06 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
LOOK AT THEM!!!! YAS YAS YAS pic.twitter.com/XEmvTXe5At
— Janhavi (@JaneForRafffa) May 20, 2018
18:05 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
The best one!! pic.twitter.com/BYw414zWxu
— David Ferrer (@DavidFerrer87) May 20, 2018
18:05 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 20, 2018
The moment @RafaelNadal won an eighth title in Rome...#ibi18 pic.twitter.com/7Eysx8kk3D
18:04 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
I love clay court tennis. Strategy, tactics, point construction....it's like a chess game.
— JB (@Minerva2BC) May 20, 2018
18:03 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
With his 8th Rome title, Rafael Nadal will break Andre Agassi's record for weeks at #1 after turning 30.
— Trenton Jocz (@TrentonJocz) May 20, 2018
Nadal 32-> at least 35
Agassi 33
Federer 24
Lendl 22.5
Connors 17
Murray 14
Newcombe 8#IBI18
18:03 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Top seed @RafaelNadal claimed his 8th @InteBNLdItalia title (1st since 2013) with a 61 16 63 victory over Alexander Zverev. This is his record-extending 32nd #ATPMasters1000 title. Nadal will also return to World No. 1 on Monday for his 6th stint/174th week at the top spot.
— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) May 20, 2018
18:02 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
World No.1 yet again ✨ pic.twitter.com/UjQRqNIt7C
— Vipul (@Sporty_Baba) May 20, 2018
18:02 (GMT)20 MAY 2018
Selective update on Nadal's loot
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 20, 2018
Monte Carlo 11 titles
Barcelona 11
French Open 10
Italian Open 8
Madrid Open 5
Davis Cup 4
US Open 3
Indian Wells 3
Can. Open 3
Wimbledon 2
Olympics 2 (1 singles)
Aussie Open 1
Miami Open 0