Rome: Rafael Nadal will continue his Roland Garros preparations with a final major tune-up at the Rome Masters, an event where he has been champion in four of the last five years. The Spanish world number one proved that his game is heading back to its lethal best as won the Madrid title when Japan’s Kei Nishikori quit trailing 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 with back pain on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal with the trophy