Nadal’s winning streak on clay ends, Raonic, Venus also lose in Rome
ROME — Rafael Nadal’s winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Friday while Canadian Milos Raonic bowed out in straight sets to Alexander Zverev.
Venus Williams is also out of the tournament after the American was defeated 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 by third seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain.
The result bodes well for Muguruza’s defence of her French Open title.
Thiem’s 6-4, 6-3 victory came after he was beaten by the Spaniard in the Madrid Open final last week.