Novak Djokovic’s loss to Holger Rohn in the quarters of the Rome Masters marked the first time in 19 years at the Foro Italico that neither the Serb nor Rafael Nadal will reach a major final.

ATP Rome final without Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic for the first time in 19 years

The last final in Rome that did not feature Nadal and Djokovic was in 2004, when Carlos Moya beat David Nalbandian 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.

Since the 2005 edition, at least one of the major players has reached the final act of the competition. Then Nadal beat Guillermo Coria, and Djokovic’s first final was in 2008 (victory over Stan Wawrinka).

The first meeting between Nadal and Djokovic in the last action in Rome took place in 2009, and the Iberian won.

Rafa was unable to play on clay in Rome this year due to injury (he could also miss Roland Garros) and Nole lost in three sets to Dane Rune.

ATP Rome, semifinals schedule

Runa Holger (7) – Casper Ruud (4)

Yannick Hanfmann / Daniil Medvedev (3) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) – Borna Chorych (15).

The Rome Masters takes place from May 10 to 21 on clay, is part of the ATP 1000 category, has a total prize pool of €7,705,780, Novak Djokovic is the reigning champion and Rafael Nadal holds the record for titles at the Italian Forum (10).