ROME/WASHINGTON, May 11, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Ten-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal had never faced World No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz before their second-round tussle in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia at Foro Italico Saturday afternoon. After their 14-minute, 22-point opening game that […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 10, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and six-time Internazionali BNL d’Italia champion Novak Djokovic began his Roman conquest against French lucky loser Corentin Moutet in their second career meeting Friday evening at Foro Italico – and […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Ten-time Internazionali BNL d’Italia champion Rafael Nadal returned to the Eternal City – and fans flocked to the Campo Centrale to watch the King of Clay at work Thursday afternoon. Making his 19th […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 8, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The 2024 edition of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia began Wednesday in the Eternal City of Rome, highlighted by four former champions in this year’s draw, including World No. 1 and six-time champion Novak […]
STARNBERG, May 7, 2024 The world’s best head to Rome for the final clay-court ATP Masters 1000 action of the season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev are the top two seeds at […]
ROME/STARNBERG, June 3, 2023 World No. 317 Goncalo Oliveira is the champion of the PL Open International. In front of a large crowd at the Forum Sport Center, the 28-year-old Portuguese clinched the ITF World Tennis Tour M25 clay-court title […]
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) While the just concluded Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome produced record numbers in terms of spectators, income and economic impact, it was also a very flawed Masters 1000 combined event that was hampered […]
ROME, May 22, 2023 (FITP Press Release) After Stefan Edberg, the Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel awarded the “Golden Racket” (Racchetta d’oro) 2023 to Martina Navratilova. On the Foro Italico’s Campo Centrale, the Ambassador of Italian Tennis Nicola Pietrangeli, together […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia men’s singles title match in Rome marked the first time since 2004 that neither Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic were in the final. No worries. It didn’t dampen the […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 17, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine you’re Fabian Marozsan, a likeable 23-year-old Hungarian with no tour-level wins before this week. Then, come Monday afternoon, you will beat Carlos Alcaraz, the man who will be the top seeded player […]
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