Sarkari Naukri

17 May 2021 Current Affairs:Rafael Nadal won the 2021 Italian Open. This is his tenth Rome Masters championship. On May 16, 2021, the Italian Open was held in Rome.The final was held between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. It is also called the Rome Masters.

Highlights:
About Rafael Nadal:
♦ Rafael Nadal is a tennis player from Spain. By the Association of Tennis Professionals, he is ranked third in the world.
♦ To date, he has won twenty Grand Slams, including thirteen French Open titles. In clay courts, he has a perfect winning record.
About Novak Djokovic:
♦ Novak Djokovic is a tennis player from Serbia. By the Association of Tennis Professionals, he is ranked first in the world.He has eighteen Grand Slam titles under his belt. 
♦ He is the only player on the ATP tour to have won all of the “Big Titles.” A trophy awarded during the Nitto ATP Finals, Grand Slam Championships, ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, or Olympics Singles gold medals is known as the Big Title.
About Italian Open:
♦ It was formerly known as the International Championship of Italy. It is a tennis tournament hosted in the Italian city of Rome.
♦ It’s a clay tennis competition. Tennis court surfaces can be divided into four categories. Clay courts, carpet courts, hard courts, and grass courts are the four types.
♦ The tournament is part of the ATP Tours Masters 100 event.