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Rafael Nadal through to his 31st Masters 1000 final at the Rome Open

May 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – Out on Campo Centrale this afternoon the crowd were treated to a battle between the Spanish No.1 and the Spanish No.2 under the late afternoon sun, which started as an exciting spectacle but unfortunately for David Ferrer was not sustained against Rafael Nadal. The King of Clay [...]

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Serena Williams rises to the semis and Venus Williams falls at the hands of Sharapova

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – It was a mixed day of results for the Williams sisters in Rome. Serena Williams needed to play only four games before her opponent and home crowd favourite, Flavia Pennetta retired to due a right wrist injury and Venus Williams’ magnificent run came to an end today [...]

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David Ferrer through to the semi finals of the Rome Open.

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – World No.6 David Ferrer progressed through to the semi finals after his third straight sets win this week against Andy Murray’s conqueror, Richard Gasquet 7-6 (4), 6-3. David Ferrer was runner up here against compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2010 and has been extremely successful with his run [...]

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Andy Murray vows to train hard in preparation for Roland Garros

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – A withdrawn looking Andy Murray attended a press conference yesterday after his 7-6 (1), 3-6, 2-6 defeat at the hands of Richard Gasquet. His eyes were downcast, shoulders slouched and head lowered as he mumbled into the microphone. In front of us was a man who was [...]

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Djokovic survives Mónaco scare at the Rome Open.

May 17, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – World No.1 Novak Djokovic found himself embroiled in another battle on a packed Campo Centrale today against tricky Argentine Juan Mónaco and had to fight back from a set and a break down to close out the match and progress to the quarter finals with a 4-6, [...]

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Wozniacki, Radwanska, Bartoli out of the Rome Open

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – It was all about the women’s matches out on the red courts of Rome today. There were some exciting line-ups, fantastic rallies and staggering losses. Many of the matches were scheduled around the same time, so with a lot of running, camera ready and comfy shoes here [...]

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Sharapova discusses her wedding, traits and Italian words after victory at the Rome Open

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome – Maria Sharapova survived a stern test on Campo Centrale as she faced Christina McHale to open up play in Rome and eventually came up trumps with a 7-5, 7-5 victory. The match was closer than the score line intended but Sharapova was pleased with her early challenge [...]

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