Showing posts with label rome open. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rome open. Show all posts
May 22, 2014
Novak Djokovic donates Rome prize money to serbia flood relief
I may not be the biggest fan of Novak Djokovic but what he had done recently to support his fellow Serbians back home deserves our respect. After defeating Rafael Nadal to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia title in Rome, he donated the cheque from the tournament to relief efforts. So far, at least 43 people are reported dead in the massive flood in the Balkans.
Djokovic's winnings are reported to be worth $749,934. Check out this year's Wimbledon betting odds or even the upcoming French Open if you're thinking of winning some money for yourself too.
Immediately after his victory in Rome, Djokovic drew a heart with his racket on the clay surface.
"This heart on the court is for you. It's also a special dedication to my country, which is suffering a lot right now. My heart is with them."
French Open will kick off next week and there is no doubt that Djokovic will come in as favourite to stop Nadal dominance in this Grand Slam tournament. As a Nadal fan, I can only say "may the best man win'.
Images via ESPN and internazionalibnlditalia.com
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May 3, 2010
Weekend winners: Rafael Nadal, Justine Henin
Rafael Nadal's 17th Masters Series, which surpassed Roger Federer and tied with Andre Agassi, is probably the best motivation for me to get back into blogging.
You know what? Agassi achieved the feat at the age of 34 but Nadal is only 23!
Nadal defeated compatriot David Ferrer 7-5, 6-2 after two rain delays to capture his 5th Rome Masters title in six years!
Now I can't wait for Madrid Masters and the French Open, where he fell hard last year.
In the men's doubles final, Bob and Mike Bryan beat fellow Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-3 for their 4th title of the year and 60th in their careers.
The retired Australian pair of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde hold a record of 61 career titles.
Meanwhile, Justine Henin won her first title since coming out of retirement, defeating Samantha Stosur 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix.
In the women's doubles final, Gisela Dulko paired up with Flavia Pennetta to defeat Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 3-6, 7-6, 10-5
(Images via Yahoo! Sports, Sina Tennis)
May 11, 2009
Weekend winners everywhere


Meanwhile, in the women's singles, Yanina Wickmayer claimed her first career title with a straight-sets victory over Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 6-2 to pick up her maiden WTA Tour crown in Portugal.


(Images via Yahoo! Sports, Djokovic's pic by Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
May 7, 2009
Jelena Jankovic has too much time to spend in Rome

Her mom Snezana accompanied her during the photo shoot.



They were on court for only 35 minutes.
“I would have loved to finish the match, because I was playing pretty well in that first set,” Jankovic said.Jankovic will play Svetlana Kuznetsova next, who ousted crowd favourite Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.
“I felt the ball really well and I had good timing.”
(Images by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
May 6, 2009
Serena Williams gets a big boo hoo, Dinara Safina gets down and dirty

Safina defeated Virginie Razzano 7-6, 6-1, but was really unhappy with tournament organisers for making her play in what she felt were dangerous conditions.
"I was just so angry because you can get injured," said Safina, who fell over twice during the match.
"I mean, it's not funny. They tell us go and play because they think the court is fine but they are not playing on that court."

"Thank God I didn't break anything but if I broke something, I mean, so many players get injured."I bet Safina feels a whole lot better today.
"Then what should I say to the tournament? I (should) say thanks for pushing us to play?"
"I mean, they would say: Oh, we are sorry. But it's my career, it's three months off court (if you're injured)."
"So they have to have a little bit of respect for us as players."
(Images via Sky Sports)
Sometimes you shouldn't be over confident...
This is really funny!
On Monday, Serena Williams insisted that she's no. 1 in the world even though the women’s tennis rankings indicate otherwise.
Just one day after that statement, Patty Schnyder proved Serena wrong by defeating her in the world no.2 Rome opener!
Serena lost 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
I think Serena must have forgotten that she's playing on clay at the Foro Italico.
(Images via Yahoo Sports)
On Monday, Serena Williams insisted that she's no. 1 in the world even though the women’s tennis rankings indicate otherwise.
“We all know who the real No. 1 is,” Serena said.Dinara Safina, who has never won a Grand Slam title, overtook Williams in the rankings two weeks ago.
“Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.”

Serena lost 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
I think Serena must have forgotten that she's playing on clay at the Foro Italico.
(Images via Yahoo Sports)
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May 4, 2009
Rome-ancing the clay court season

Fresh from winning his fourth Rome Masters title on Sunday, beating reigning champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 in the final, Nadal looks confident for Madrid Masters and the French Open.

"I would love to have more than 17."
"Right now I have 15, I'm very happy for that (but) I'm going to try my best in the next tournaments," said Nadal.



(Images Ryan Pierse/Julian Finney/Getty Images)
May 3, 2009
Not that I don't prefer women's tennis of late...
Too bogged down with work recently, I didn't have much time left to spend on women's tennis for the past weeks, missing the Fed Cup and Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
At Stuttgart, looks like the new world no.1 Dinara Safina will play against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final match tomorrow, after defeated Flavia Pennetta 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Earlier, Kuznetsova easily overcame compatriot Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic are already in Rome for a promotional event at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
(Images via Quotidiano.net)
At Stuttgart, looks like the new world no.1 Dinara Safina will play against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final match tomorrow, after defeated Flavia Pennetta 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.
Earlier, Kuznetsova easily overcame compatriot Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic are already in Rome for a promotional event at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
(Images via Quotidiano.net)
Apr 28, 2009
Rome Masters: Man of the moment

There closeup photos were taken at the press conference during day one of the Foro Italico Tennis Masters.
Everyone will be asking the same question, will he dominate here too?

(Images by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Apr 27, 2009
Remembering Federico Luzzi...

Fedelux is a leukemia foundation established in the memory of former player Federico Luzzi, who died of the disease last year aged 28 last year.
Tommy Robredo, Marat Safin, Potito Starace, Andreas Seppi, Simone Bolelli and Filippo Volandri also took part in the exhibition, which was attended by Luzzi’s parents Maurizio and Paola.

Federer said, “It was a nice match for me to play, knowing that Federico is up above watching us, having his parents here.”

Djokovic said, “We played in his honour and for the foundation that his family has created to fight against leukemia. It was very emotional for all of us who knew him. He was a very positive guy and I always remember him with a smile on his face.”(Via ATP, Images via Forty Deuce)
May 11, 2008
What the f@#% is going on at the semifinals?!
Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka just got free tickets to enter the final at Rome Open.
What the heck is going on? There are two injuries in the semifinals where Radek Stepanek had to stop playing due to wrist injury and overheating while Andy Roddick had to pull out due to a back problem. And the day before, during one of the quarterfinal, Nicolas Almagro had to retire while playing against Djokovic due to wrist injury.
Perhaps it's a bad timing for the Italian Masters. These players are having physical injuries and there's nothing can be done to avoid it. These retirements are definitely not the same as Djokovic's pull from Monte Carlo recently. Hopefully Djokovic-virus won't spread and spoil the world of men's tennis.
(Images from (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
What the heck is going on? There are two injuries in the semifinals where Radek Stepanek had to stop playing due to wrist injury and overheating while Andy Roddick had to pull out due to a back problem. And the day before, during one of the quarterfinal, Nicolas Almagro had to retire while playing against Djokovic due to wrist injury.
Perhaps it's a bad timing for the Italian Masters. These players are having physical injuries and there's nothing can be done to avoid it. These retirements are definitely not the same as Djokovic's pull from Monte Carlo recently. Hopefully Djokovic-virus won't spread and spoil the world of men's tennis.
(Images from (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 9, 2008
Is tennis a boring sports or it's just Roger Federer?


(Images by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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May 8, 2008
It's not the end of clay court dominance for Nadal

Rafael Nadal who has just won the Monte Carlo Open and at Barcelona last Sunday, didn't have a chance defend his three straight wins at the Rome Masters after stumbled at the first hurdle when the Spaniard lost 7-5, 6-1 to compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero yesterday.
I wasn't really disappointed as Nadal has been playing non-stop for the past 2 weeks and defended 2 titles. This is the only second time in his last 104 games that Nadal has lost on clay. Ferrero now meets Andy Murray's conqueror, Stanislas Wawrinka, in the third round.
Ferrero who has never beaten Nadal on clay consistently put Nadal under pressure in the first set and then went on to win over his compatriot in eight encounters and his first on clay.
(Images from AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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May 13, 2007
76th consecutive win on clay for Nadal

Just spent 3 hours 36 minutes watching Nadal vs Davydenko in their semifinal match at the Rome Open. It's not my favourite match especially seeing Nadal making so many repeated errors. I must say that Davydenko could be the biggest threat to Nadal especially in the upcoming French Open.
Nadal won the first set 7-6 showing that he has an extra edge especially when playing tie breaker. Then when it comes to the second set, Davydenko had a sweet revenge by winning 7-6. By the time when they were playing the third set, Nadal got back his touch and won 6-4.
So Nadal will play Fernando Gonzalez in the final tomorrow (watch the delay telecast (not again!) on Star Sports Astro Channel 82 @ 2 a.m.). The last time they met, Gonzalez beat Nadal but that wasn't on clay. I believe Nadal will have his 77 winning streak on clay and his 3rd consecutive Rome Open championship. He is unbeatable. Vamos Rafa!
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nikolay davydenko,
rafael nadal,
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