Archive for category: Rome Tennis Masters
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Nadal wins Rome title after beating Djokovic in final
Rafael Nadal won his 21st Masters title after defeating world no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Rome final, winning 7-5 6-3 in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Some heavy hitting marked the beginning of the match, both players going at each other with full speed. Nadal earned himself [...] -
Djokovic beats Federer in Heavyweight semi-final clash
Federer came into this match having won 47 of 50 matches since last years US Open loss to Djokovic. A run in which he captured 7 titles, reclaimed the number 2 ranking (as of last week), and in the process had Federer fans in a frenzy of excitement about the [...] -
Nadal downs Ferrer for a place in Rome final
Rafael Nadal became the first player to reach the Rome Tennis Masters final after he defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6) 6-0. Today’s semifinal was a re-match of the Barcelona Open final, where Nadal prevailed in straight sets. Whenever these two players meet, it’s guaranteed that the crowd watching [...] -
Federer to play Djokovic in Rome Masters semifinal
The Italian crowd is going to be in for a treat as they will have a chance to witness a big showdown between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in Saturday’s semifinal at the Rome Tennis Masters. World no.1 and defending champion Djokovic was the first one to book his place [...] -
Nadal defeats Berdych, sets up SF match against Ferrer in Rome
Rafael Nadal was at his very best in today’s match against Tomas Berdych at the Rome Masters, prevailing in straight sets 6-4 7-5 and booking his place in Saturday’s semifinal. The Spaniard moved extremely well and managed to come up with some unbelievable winners against the no.7 seed Czech. “I [...] -
Ferrer eliminates Gasquet for a place in Rome semis
6th seeded David Ferrer became the first semifinalist at the Rome Masters after beating Richard Gasquet of France 7-6 (4) 6-3. Before today’s match, Ferrer had a positive 6-1 head to head record against the Frenchman and their only previous meeting on clay went in the Spaniard’s favour. The first [...] -
Federer and Nadal through to Rome quarterfinals
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both won their third round matches and booked a spot in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters. Nadal was the first one of the two to reach the last 8 after he defeated fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6-1 6-1. Although the scoreline looks very one [...] -
Gasquet beats Murray in the third round of Rome Masters
Richard Gasquet overcame a big hurdle on his way to the Rome Tennis Masters quarterfinals as he defeated no.4 seed Andy Murray in a three set battle, winning 6-7 (1) 6-3 6-2. It was Murray who was going into the match with a 5-3 head to head record against the [...] -
Djokovic overcomes battling Monaco in Rome
Novak Djokovic battled his way into the quarterfinal of the Rome Tennis Masters after he came back from a set down against Argentine Juan Monaco, winning 4-6 6-2 6-3. The Serbian was going into the match with a 5-0 head to head record against Monaco, having won their last encounter [...] -
Nadal advances into third round in Rome
Second seeded Rafael Nadal advanced into the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters after defeating German Florian Mayer 6-1 7-5. There aren’t too many players out there with a positive head to head record against the Spaniard, but Mayer was one of them before the match, having beaten Nadal [...] -
Berdych wins, Isner out of Rome
Madrid Open runner-up Tomas Berdych overcame Poland’s Lukasz Kubot 6-4 6-1 and booked his place in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. The Czech came back from a break down in the first set after he managed to take his opponent’s serve in the 8th game [...] -
Del Potro ousts Youzhny, sets up match against Tsonga
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro joined Federer in the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters with a 6-4 6-2 win over Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny. 10th seeded Del Potro started the first set in the best possible way as he broke Youzhny in the opening game. Both players held their [...] -
Federer wins opening match in Rome
Roger Federer is through to round 3 at the International BNL d’Italia in Rome after beating Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3 6-4. The Swiss, who won last week’s Madrid Masters, struck early in the first set, breaking the Argentine to love to take a 2-0 lead. Berlocq had a double chance [...]
