ATP Tour wrap: Rafa wins record 10th Rome title
A SLUMP midway through the Rome Masters finals was not enough for Novak Djokovic to get the ‘W’ over clay champion Rafael Nadal, as the Spaniard claimed a record 10th title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. This victory sees Nadal draw even with Djokovic for ATP Masters titles at a whopping 36 apiece, collecting his 88th tour-level […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic and Nadal to contest for Rome title
RAIN delays set up an enticing eighth day of action at the Rome Masters, as two players played back-to back-matches on a huge day on clay. Whilst Stefanos Tsitsipas held the upper hand prior to the delays, it was not to be done as Novak Djokovic made great use of the delay to build his form once more. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Nadal and Opelka and Tsitsipas forced to wait on Djokovic lead
JUST two ATP Tour matches were completed in a ran-affected day of action, with Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas holding a nerve-wracking lead over world number one Novak Djokovic, and seventh seed Russian Andrey Rublev and unseeded Italian Lorenzo Sonego yet to go out on court. When the rain halted play, the Greek talent had […]
ATP Tour wrap: Thiem falls as Rafa is challenged during Round of 16
ROME saw another seemingly predictable day as the Internazionali BNL d’Italia continues to roll on, with plenty of top talent taking to the clay for the Round of 16. Whilst three seeds fell, two went down to higher ranked opposition in tough clashes as Dominic Thiem was the biggest name to drop to an unseeded opposition. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Predictable day at Rome despite Medvedev fall
IT was a mostly predictable day of Round of 32 results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, as all bar two seeds proceeded to the third round following convincing wins. Just two were taken to three sets in a fairly comprehensive day on the clay. Eight of the 10 seeds proceeded, as just Daniil Medvedev […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djoker relishes in rain as delays wreak havoc on draw
RAIN impacted the latest day’s play at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, with just four of the Round of 32 matches completed, and seven Round of 64 matches wrapped up before the tournament organisers had to pull the pin on the day’s play. The only seed to book his spot through to the Round of 16 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Internazionali BNL d’Italia begins
THE 2021 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Masters 1000 event in Rome has begun, with four matches playing out on the opening day of the tournament and both of the day’s seeds heading to the second round. Eleventh seed Pablo Carreno Busta has already gone one better than his disappointing Madrid Open first round loss last week, outclassing Laslo Djere […]
Djokovic claims record-breaking Masters 1000 title in Rome
NOVAK Djokovic has claimed a record-breaking 36th ATP Masters 1000 crown, defeating Argentinian Diego Schwartzman at Rome in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 53 minutes. The Serbian was level with world number two Rafael Nadal on 35 titles a piece, but has now gone outright top with his fifth Rome Masters title. […]
Schwartzman set for Djokovic test after reaching Rome Masters final
DIEGO Schwartzman will take on world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters after winning his semi-final against Denis Shapovalov. The eighth seed will eye off a top 10 ATP Tour ranking with an upset win over Djokovic, who took out unseeded clay court specialist Casper Ruud in the other semi-final. […]
Schwartzman knocks out Rafa in stunning upset
IT was a case of 10th time lucky for pint-sized Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who after losing to the King of the Clay Rafael Nadal nine times, finally broke through for a win by ousting him in straight sets at the Rome Masters. Nadal has a 91.8 per cent winning record and 59 ATP Tour titles […]
