Archive for the 'Rome' Category
May 3rd, 2009
Djokovic Gets Another Shot to Derail Nadal on Clay
Rafael Nadal puts his 29-match clay win streak on the line against Novak Djokovic today in the Rome final.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:10 am in 2009 Season, Clay Season, Rome | 72 Comments »
May 1st, 2009
Federer Looks Better, but Djokovic Next; Nadal Remains Unbeatable in Rome
Sean Randall analyzes the Rome semifinals which feature Roger Federer v. Novak Djokovic and Fernando Gonzalez v. Rafael Nadal.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:41 pm in 2009 Season, Clay Season, French Open, Rome | 108 Comments »
April 27th, 2009
Nadal on Fire Heading into Tennis Masters Rome
Sean Randall cracks open the 2009 Rome Tennis Masters Draw.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:48 pm in 2009 Season, Clay Season, Rome | 137 Comments »
April 26th, 2009
Nadal Back to Site of Last Claycourt Loss at Rome
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal returns to the site where he last lost on clay, Rome’s Foro Italico.
Posted by Staff @ 11:17 pm in 2009 Season, Clay Season, Rome | 53 Comments »
May 10th, 2008
Djokovic, Wawrinka Avoid Ailments to Reach Rome Tennis Disaster Series Final
Disaster Series it sure has been. The last three singles matches in Rome have all ended abruptly in retirement.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:53 am in ATP, Clay Season, Rome | 149 Comments »
May 8th, 2008
Roddick, Blake Threaten to Turn Rome into a U.S. Event
Now be honest, who would really have believed that after four days of tennis in Rome that Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Nikolay Davydenko and David Nalbandian would out and Andy Roddick and James Blake would still be in? There’s no one on the planet who would have thought that four days ago. No one.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:02 pm in American tennis, Clay Season, Rome | 107 Comments »
May 7th, 2008
Ferrero Does the Unthinkable, Beats Nadal on Clay
Has there ever been a more forgotten former World No. 1 than Juan Carlos Ferrero? Just after the turn of this century Ferrero was not just the King of Clay, he was the King of Tennis, winning the French Open, reaching the US Open final and then a few weeks later finally ascending to the No. 1 Ranking. But then poof, just like that he’s gone.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:18 pm in Clay Season, Rome | 71 Comments »
May 4th, 2008
Another Nadal, Federer Meeting Ahead in Rome?
It’s amazing how quickly things change in tennis. Just a month the pro tennis circuit was nothing short of madness after three months of complete chaos and unpredictability.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:20 pm in Clay Season, Rome | 96 Comments »
