Who will win the French Open? That question is not exactly packed with suspense. Who is Rafael Nadal’s biggest threat? Now that question–even though it less important–is far more interesting. Alexander Zverev, his Rome final opponent, may be the answer.
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Alexander Zverev is a masters of the Masters. At 21 years old, he has already won three of these tournaments–including the Internazionali BNL d’Italia last spring. Marin Cilic stands in his way of a return trip to the title match on Saturday night. […]
Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori will be facing each other for a second consecutive week when they collide again on Friday in Rome. A semifinal spot will also be at stake in a showdown between Alexander Zverev and David Goffin. […]
Monte-Carlo champion Rafael Nadal and Madrid winner Alexander Zverev are part of the third-round schedule on Thursday in Rome. They are set for respective showdowns against Denis Shapovalov and Kyle Edmund. […]
A couple of Italians do not have favorable draws at their home Masters 1000 event on Wednesday. Rome’s second-round schedule pits Fabio Fognini and Matteo Berrettini against Madrid finalists Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev, respectively. […]
Dominic Thiem has now twice done Alexander Zverev a favor by eliminating Rafael Nadal from clay-court Masters 1000 events that the German has eventually won. But the German was in no mood to return any favors to his good friend on Sunday. […]
The third and final clay-court Masters event of the season—and fifth Masters event in the span of two months—will take center stage this week in Rome. Rafael Nadal is looking to restore order on the heels of a surprising Madrid loss by winning his eighth Rome title and first since 2013. […]
Arguably the toughest tennis in tennis–going up against Rafael Nadal on clay–may have been exactly the wakeup call Dominic Thiem needed in order to get himself in gear this season. Thiem now finds himself in the Madrid final against Alexander Zverev. […]
With Rafael Nadal out, the Madrid title has suddenly become totally up for grabs. The remaining contenders are Dominic Thiem, Kevin Anderson, Alexander Zverev, and Denis Shapovalov, who will take the court for semifinal action on Saturday. […]
Dominic Thiem was the only player who could compete with Rafael Nadal on clay last season. Nobody has been able to do so in 2018, but Thiem will get another shot on Friday in Madrid. Alexander Zverev and John Isner are also in quarterfinal action. […]
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