First-round action in Rome will conclude on Tuesday, when Alexander Zverev and Kevin Anderson square off in a big-hitting contest. The second-round schedule is also getting underway, as David Goffin and Fernando Verdasco battle for another win. […]
Roger Federer is out of the French Open. Federer, who announced earlier this season that he would skip all of the clay-court Masters 1000 events but left open the possibility of playing in Paris, made his decision on Tuesday. […]
Still in desperate need of some momentum heading into the French Open, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will kick off their Rome campaigns on Tuesday. They are set for respective meetings with Fabio Fognini and Aljaz Bedene. […]
If the 2017 season ended today, more than four months into it, neither one of the top two players in the world would qualify for the World Tour Finals. Such have been the struggles of top-ranked Andy Murray and 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
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The King of Clay has lived up to his title so far in 2017. Rafael Nadal triumphed at his third consecutive tournament and improved to 15-0 on his favorite surface this season by beating Dominic Thiem 7-6(8), 6-4 in the Mutua Madrid Open final on Sunday afternoon.
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An intriguing opening-rounder in Rome will pit Grigor Dimitrov against Juan Martin Del Potro on Monday. The first full day of action at this Masters 1000 tournament also features Lucas Pouille and Sam Querrey. […]
Madrid finalists Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem have already enjoyed hugely successful clay-court seasons. While they could use some additional rest before the French Open, cooler heads will prevail and both will almost certainly suit up for this week’s Rome Masters. […]
Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers and for the second time in a clay-court final this season when they battle for the Mutua Madrid Open title on Sunday. Nadal is leading the head-to-head series 3-1 (all on clay) after beating Thiem 6-4, 6-1 just two weeks ago. […]
Rafael Nadal improved to 14-0 on clay this season and moved to within one win of a fifth career title at the Mutua Madrid Open when he toppled Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday afternoon. Nadal broke serve four times to advance in one hour and 38 minutes. […]
It will be a battle of one-handed backhands when Dominic Thiem and Pablo Cuevas clash in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday. Their only previous encounter was an absolute clay-court battle, won by Cuevas 7-6(7), 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-5 in round two of the 2015 French Open.
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