ROME/WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Alejandro Tabilo of Chile pulled off the upset of upsets at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome Sunday afternoon. Whether he was dreaming or not, the reality is this: the final ATP Masters […]
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 […]
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 […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 15, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With the No. 1 ranking, a career 1,000th victory and the top seed at Roland Garros all secured – what he later labeled as a perfect week – Novak Djokovic entered his fourth […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 14, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th career ATP Tour victory and advanced to his fourth straight Internazionali BNL d’Italia final and 12th overall with his dominating performance against 10th-ranked Casper Ruud in […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 13, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 and second seed Alexander Zverev struck 24 winners and broke Cristian Garin‘s service four times – and, arguably, his spirit, too – to win 7-5, 6-2 in Rome Friday. The […]
