SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN 2012 Bastad, Sweden by ATP Staff | 15.05.2012 © SkiStar Swedish OpenDavid Ferrer shows off his art skills for Bastad’s charity initiative. David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and other ATP players have put their art skills on display for the SkiStar Swedish Open’s Tennis Artwork for Charity. The one-of-a-kind painting is being auctioned [...]
May 15, 2012
Murray Battles For Birthday Win; Del Potro Tested
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA 2012 Rome, Italy by ATP Staff | 15.05.2012 © Getty ImagesAndy Murray advanced to the third round on his 25th birthday. World No. 4 Andy Murray was made to work hard for his opening victory at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on his 25th birthday in Rome on Tuesday, overcoming David Nalbandian 6-1, 4-6, [...]
May 15, 2012
Melzer/Petzschner Dash Americans’ Final Repeat Hopes
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA 2012 Rome, Italy by ATP Staff | 15.05.2012 © Getty ImagesSam Querrey and John Isner fell early in their Rome title defence. Two-time Grand Slam champions Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner opened their Internazionali BNL d’Italia campaign on Tuesday with a 3-6, 7-6(7), 10-5 victory over Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey. The [...]
May 15, 2012
Kirilenko & Petrova Safely Through In Rome
ROME, Italy – Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova advanced safely into the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Monday with a comfortable win over Olga Govortsova and Galina Voskoboeva. Early service breaks in both sets helped No.5 seeds Kirilenko and Petrova on their way, and after little more than an hour on court [...]
May 15, 2012
Rome Sunday Briefing
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA 2012 Rome, Italy by Greg Sharko | 13.05.2012 © AFP/Getty ImagesWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic is the defending champion in Rome. INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIAATP World Tour Masters 1000 Preview CITY: Rome, ItalySITE: Foro Italico DATE: May 13-May 20, 2012PRIZE MONEY: € 2,950,475DRAW: 56 singles/24 doubles SURFACE: Clay Welcome to the Internazionali BNL D’Italia, the fifth ATP [...]
May 15, 2012
Monfils Cruises In Rome Opener; Tomic Sets Djokovic Clash
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA 2012 Rome, Italy by ATP Staff | 14.05.2012 © Getty ImagesFormer finalist Stanislas Wawrinka set a clash with Janko Tipsarevic. French No. 13 seed Gael Monfils made light work of his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Monday in Rome, dismissing Alex Bogomolov Jr., 6-4, 6-1. Monfils converted five of his 14 [...]
May 15, 2012
Isner Overcomes Kohlschreiber; Almagro Tops Cilic
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA 2012 Rome, Italy by ATP Staff | 14.05.2012 © Antonio Costantino/FITJohn Isner is making his third Rome appearance. World No. 10 John Isner overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 on Monday night at Internazionali BNL d’Italia after preventing the German from serving out the match at 5-4 in the second set. The [...]
May 15, 2012
Goerges Wins Opener, Kerber & Ivanovic Too
ROME, Italy – On her first day as Germany’s No.1 player Angelique Kerber had to fend off a fierce challenge from Anastasia Rodionova, just one part of a dramatic Day 1 at the Premier-level Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Watch live from Rome all week on WTA Live powered by TennisTV! The No.12-seeded Kerber’s new [...]
May 15, 2012
WTA Odds N’ Ends… Serena Stats Galore
Breakthroughs, ranking movers and much more – every week wtatennis.com will be serving up a summary of stats in WTA Odds N’ Ends…Serena SizzlingTimes are good for Serena Williams, who accomplished a plethora of feats by capturing last week’s Mutua Madrid Open for the second time… – It was her 41st WTA title, tying her with Kim [...]
May 14, 2012
Federer Eyes No. 1 Return…And MIB Role?
MUTUA MADRID OPEN 2012 Madrid, Spain by ATP Staff | 14.05.2012 © Getty ImagesRoger Federer attended the Men In Black premiere in Madrid with the movie director, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Hollywood star Will Smith. After displacing Rafael Nadal at No. 2 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, Roger Federer has set his sights on [...]

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