Rafal Nadal and Roger Federer have entered in the Pre-Quarterfinal of Italian Open Tennis tournament being held in Rome. Second-seeded Spaniard Nadal defeated Jeremy Chardy of France in straight sets 6-0,6-1. Swiss Federer defeated Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-4 6-3 to reach in the third round. Sixth seeded Japanese Kei Nishikori secured a place in last sixteen defeating Tailer Fritz of United States 6-2, 6-4. Spain’s Fernando Verdasco defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 5-6.