Nadal wins 78th title, displaces Federer as world number 1
Rafael Nadal on Sunday defeated world number three Alexander Zverev to win his eighth Italian Open title and 78th career singles title. With the win, Nadal reclaimed the top rank, overtaking Roger Federer who had become the world number one for the fifth time in his career last week. Further, Nadal has now won 56 singles titles on clay.