Nadal practices ahead of tenth Italian Open title bid

Rafael Nadal continued his preparations for an attempt on a tenth Italian Open title with a practice session in Rome on Sunday.

The Spaniard has suffered a mixed clay court season so far - winning the title in Barcelona but losing in the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo and Madrid.

Nadal is seeded two for this year's tournament and has received a bye into round two where he will meet either Italian rising star Jannik Sinner or Frenchman Ugo Humbert.