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"Tennis gods giving us consolation for the Rafa news": Tennis fans react to mouth watering Rome Open line-up featuring Rune, Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Ruud
ATPFriday, 19 May 2023 at 16:30
Tennis fans around the world were surprised by Rafael Nadal not playing at Roland Garros but some of them will enjoy a consolation prize of the Rome Open semi-finals.
Nadal won't be at Roland Garros but tennis fans are hoping the Rome Open semi-final will be a welcomed distraction from the news. The lineup is loaded with a lot of personality, drama, and good players and it should be a good one. Holger Rune and Casper Ruud will face off again after their heated clash at Roland Garros last year.
The other semi-final features Medvedev and Tsitsipas and there is plenty of history there. Both matches should be exciting and great so tennis fans are happy to see how it plays out. Some of their reactions on social media include:
"Tennis gods giving us consolation for the Rafa news."
"Rome delivered, absolutely chaotic."
"It’s really exciting to see new faces. I hope Roland Garros opens up like this. In fact, I wouldn’t mind see some of these same faces in the RG semis."
"i looooove drama."
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