“My game isn’t typical, not even to the other Spanish players, but that’s the key. I like doing a lot of different things, coming to the net, playing drop shots,” Martinez Sanchez said. “When I was small, Martina Navratilova was still on the TV, and since I was young I have always liked coming to the net. When I was seven or eight I always hit the ball then went straight into the net.”

Serena Williams will play Jelena Jankovic in the Rome SFs.

he only thing that’s happened at these events is a bunch of qualifying matches have been played.