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Nadal comes back from a set down to advance into second round in Rome
  • May 9, 2024
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Nadal comes back from a set down to advance into second round in Rome

Rafael Nadal returns to Rome to record his 70th win on Italian soil after a comeback win against Zizou Bergs at the Italian open on Thursday. The Spaniard had lost just one of his previous 18 opening-round matches in Rome but looked in danger of adding to that tally after a disappointing first set against

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Djokovic eyes first title of the year as he gears up for Rome challenge
  • May 8, 2024
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Djokovic eyes first title of the year as he gears up for Rome challenge

Novak Djokovic will hope to ignite his season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, where he chases his first title of the year. The top seed has not competed since reaching the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo last month and feels rested and ready to go in Rome. “I had plenty of time to rest and train. Had

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Osaka makes good start in Rome
  • May 8, 2024
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Osaka makes good start in Rome

Naomi Osaka after a tough start to the season bounced back after defeating world No.45 Clara Burel 7-6(2), 6-1 in the first round in Rome on Wednesday. The former World No.1 player who was blasting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” in her headphones before the encounter, recorded her first Top 50 win on clay since

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Nadal gets tough draw in Rome
  • May 6, 2024
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Nadal gets tough draw in Rome

Rafael Nadal has landed in the same quarter of the draw as the second seed and 2023 champion Medvedev at the clay-court ATP Masters 1000 in Rome. The pair would meet in the quarter-finals, should they each reach that stage at the Foro Italico. Nadal, who has said this will be his final appearance at

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Madrid Open: Rublev beats Auger-Aliassime to clinch second title of the season
  • May 6, 2024
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Madrid Open: Rublev beats Auger-Aliassime to clinch second title of the season

Andrey Rublev captured his second title at this level on Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he earned a comeback 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory against first-time Masters 1000 finalist Felix Auger-Aliassime. The 26-year-old player, who triumphed in Monte-Carlo in 2023, arrived in the Spanish capital off the back of a four-match losing streak. However,

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