Updated On: 16 May, 2015 11:41 AM IST | | IANS
<p>Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka made an improbable comeback in the first-set tie-breaker and then dominated the action in the second set en route to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory on Friday in the Italian Open quarterfinals over Rafael Nadal</p>

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after losing a point against Swiss player Stan Wawrinka during their ATP Tennis Open match in Rome on May 15, 2015. Wawrinka won 7-6 (9/7), 6-2. Pic/AFP
Rome: Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka made an improbable comeback in the first-set tie-breaker and then dominated the action in the second set en route to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory on Friday in the Italian Open quarterfinals over Rafael Nadal.
This is Nadal's earliest exit from this clay-court event since 2008.