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Nadal wins in Rome, Janowicz shocks Tsonga
Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer are through to the third round of Rome Masters 2013, whilst Jerzy Janowicz ousted Tsonga. Reigning champion Nadal started his Rome 2013 campaign exquisitely as he brushed aside unseeded domestic player Fabio Fognini in one hour. The opening set was over in twenty-five minutes as [...] -
John McEnroe – An Exceptional Tennis Player and a Genius
John McEnroe was one of those ‘supernovas’ that enter the tennis atmosphere but rarely.Since then, Boris Becker and Nadal are, perhaps, other good examples of the phenomenon.In his own right, McEnroe was an exceptional (if volatile) talent, but he will also be defined by his rivalries on court, chiefly with [...] -
Djokovic and Del Potro through to third round at Rome Masters
Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro eased into the third round of Rome Master 2013 in straight sets. Top seed Djokovic was the first to drop a serve in the second round match against World. no. 89 Albert Montanes of Spain, yet he replied with three consecutive breaks to [...] -
Federer books third round in Rome, Berdych also advances
Seeded players Roger Federer, Richard Gasquet and Tomas Berdych slid into third round at Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2013 in Rome. Second seed Federer, who played a Rome final back in 2003, had an easiest of openers at this year’s edition of the clay-court tournament as he dismissed 293rd ranked domestic [...] -
Wawrinka advances to second round of Rome, Almagro out
Stan Wawrinka progressed in three sets, whilst Julian Benneteau defeated Almagro to enter the second round of Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Last week’s Madrid finalist Wawrinka escaped a first round defeat against Argentine Carlos Berlocq as he came back after a set down. In the first set Berlocq restored [...] -
Dimitrov beats Baghdatis in Rome, Youzhny ousts Haas
Mikhail Youzhny threw out Tommy Haas at Rome Masters 2013, Grigor Dimitrov and Richard Gasquet also through to second round. Seed number thirteen Haas, who conquered Munich a couple of weeks ago, fell short against Russian Youzhny in the first round of Internazionali BNL d’Italia today. Youzhny lost his serve [...] -
Ivanovic and Petrova lose in first round of Rome, Kirilenko through
Tuesday, Day Two of the Internazionale BNL Italia tournament being played in Rome this week, saw two seeds to fall in the first round. First out was number 10 Caroline Wozniacki, followed by number 15, Ana Ivanovic. The Serbian played against the 25th ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland in an [...] -
Wozniacki out of Rome, Vinci and Cibulkova through
Last week Caroline Wozniacki lost in the first round of the premier level Matua Madrid Open in the first round and history repeated itself this week, when she again lost in the first round of the Internazionale BNL Italia premier level tournament being played in Rome, in the build up [...] -
Robson beats Venus Williams in first round of Internazionali BNL Italia in Rome
First round play in the Internazionali BNL Italia got underway on Monday on the red clay courts in the Italian capital – the last premier tournament before the French Open which starts on May 26. Although unseeded, it was still a surprise to see Venus Williams, who is now ranked [...] -
Kohlschreiber upsets Raonic at Rome Masters, Istomin beats Isner
Philipp Kohlschreiber enters second round in Rome after upsetting Milos Raonic. Marin Cilic and Denis Istomin also advance. After losing openers in Munich and Madrid, eleventh seed Cilic made it to the second round in Rome by eliminating 195th-ranked Kazakh player Andrey Golubev in straight sets. He broke his opponent [...] -
Rome Masters History and Important Matches
The Italian Open, with its long and important history as the biggest clay court tournament next to Roland Garros, is still viewed by many as being a key indicator as to who will raise the French Open trophy each year. Started in 1930, the event was first held in Milan [...] -
ATP Rome Masters 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
For the Federer vs Nadal Live Coverage from Rome, please click here: Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer Live Rome 2013 final For the full draw, please click here: ATP Rome Masters 2013 Draw The Internazionali BNL d’Italia is the fifth ATP Masters 1000 event of the year and in the second [...] -
Rafael Nadal wins Madrid Masters 2013, defeats Wawrinka in final
Unstoppable Rafa Nadal wins his fifth tournament of the season after crushing Stan Wawrinka in the Mutua Madrid Open 2013 final in straight sets. Fifteenth seed Wawrinka did not stand any chances against dominant Nadal who conquered Madrid Open for the third time and obtained his 40th clay-court title, the [...]
