ROME — Rafael Nadal hardly had to get his socks dirty to extend his winning streak to 16 matches. Nadal was leading 3-0, 15-30 when Almagro bent over toward the red clay court and grasped his left knee. Nadal will next face 13th-seeded Jack Sock, who beat Jiri Vesely 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (1) after more than 2 1/2 hours. Also, second-seeded Karolina Pliskova defeated Lauren Davis of the United States 6-1, 6-1, and sixth-seeded Simona Halep beat Laura Siegemund of Germany 6-4, 6-4. Eighth-seeded Elina Svitolina eliminated Alize Cornet of France 6-4, 7-6 (11), and 15th-seeded Kiki Bertens beat American qualifier CiCi Bellis 6-4, 6-0.

Source: The China Post May 18, 2017 03:33 UTC