Rome

Frenzied Thursday Turns Into Fallout Friday In Rome

ROME, May 17, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The fallout from the Internazionali BNL d’Italia’s frenzied Thursday schedule – in which the men’s Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, among many, played two matches to get the […]

Craziest Day Of Tennis Stays On Schedule At Foro Italico

ROME, May 16, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With a complete washout of Wednesday’s play, the road to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia title in Rome will require the all-time greats – World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and […]

Fognini Starts Home Campaign In Rome With Win

ROME, May 14, 2019 Fabio Fognini opened his home campaign at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Monday evening with a straight-sets win over former Top 5 player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. The No. 10 seed won 54 per […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW20

STARNBERG, May 13, 2019 The Internazionali BNL d’Italia is the third and final clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event of the year. Rafael Nadal is an eight-time champion in Rome, and he claimed the title last year for the first time since 2013 […]

Nadal Reigns Again In Rome; Wins His Eighth Italian Open Title

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) As Alexander Zverev attempted to lift a championship trophy for the third consecutive week, the 21-year-old German knew that if anyone could stop his 13-match winning streak, it would be Rafael Nadal. Unfortunately for […]

This Time In Rome, Nadal Didn’t Let Shapovalov Beat Him

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) #NextGenATP rising star and new Canadian No. 1 Denis Shapovalov celebrated the biggest win of his young and promising career on a summer evening at last August’s ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rogers Cup in Montreal, stunning Rafael Nadal, […]

One Thing’s Certain About Shapovalov: He Enjoys The Fight

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) As he raised his hands in triumph and acknowledged the applause of the cheering fans circling the Centrale at Foro Italico Tuesday afternoon, Denis Shapovalov celebrated a milestone win in his young, upstart career. The 19-year-old Canadian’s […]

Krajinovic Wins BFD Challenger Rome

ROME, October 1, 2017 Filip Krajinovic is the winner of the third edition of the €43,000 BFD Challenger held at the Due Ponti Sporting Club in Rome. The seventh seed from Serbia edged past Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-4, 6-3 […]