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ROME TENNIS UPDATE FROM RICKY DIMON, WE LOOK AT RAFAEL NADAL / JOHN ISNER MATCH & MORE

With only one title in nine tournaments and four losses on clay this season, Rafael Nadal may be suffering a crisis in confidence. If only he played John Isner every time he took the court, perhaps that would not be an issue.

INSTAGRAM, MORE EMOJIS AND VARIOUS TENNIS NEWS INCLUDING MARIA SHARAPOVA AND RAFAEL NADAL

Here are the latest photos via Instagram. Enjoy!

ROME TRIP DAY ONE: FUNIONS IN LONDON, OR HOW I GOT CONVICTED BY MURPHY’S LAW BY CRAIG CIGNARELLI

10sballs.com tasked me with covering the Rome ATP event this week. Intending to provide ample literary fodder, a funny thing happened on the way to Italy.

RAFAEL “RAFA” NADAL WINS AGAIN IN MADRID OPEN TENNIS & WILL NOW FACE GRIGOR DIMITROV IN THE QUARTERFINALS BY RICKY DIMON

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Simone Bolelli on Thursday afternoon. Nadal needed just one hour and 12 minutes--a blink of an eye by his standards--to set up a showdown with Grigor Dimitrov.

GRASS COURT TENNIS PREVIEW: COMPETITION BETWEEN THE QUEEN’S CLUB AND HALLE, GERMANY HEATS UP, BUT HALLE HAS FEDERER FOREVER!

Tennis is rich with rivalries; McEnroe and Borg, Evert and Navratilova, Sampras and Agassi, Federer and Nadal. However the battle for one-upmanship between the two June-staged grass court tournaments at Queen’s Club, London and Halle in Germany has been intense for the last 22 years.

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON NADAL’S QUEST FOR MADRID THREE-PEAT BEGINS AGAINST JOHNSON

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer could face each other in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open, but Nadal--and Federer, for that matter--will not be looking that far ahead.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE GLOBAL CHICK FROM THE TENNIS IN THE MAGIC BOX IN MADRID

One of the issues that befall this chick is getting about in Spain. Staying in someone’s apartment just a few minutes’ walk away from the Caja Magica and as luck would have it, two other tennis nuts are staying at the same place.

LATEST EPA PHOTOS FROM MUTUA MADRID OPEN, AND ANDY MURRAY WINS HIS FIRST ATP CLAY-COURT TITLE

Click here to see photos from the Mutua Madrid Open and some from the BMW Open tournament in Munich.

SUNDAY IN MADRID, GLOBAL CHICK CHECKS IN TO COVER THE TENNIS FOR 10SBALLS

So Global Chick hits the road once more, and worked diligently on the plane to preview the week ahead in sunny Madrid. What a difference a couple of hours makes. The sun was NOT shining, and stars fell a-plenty today on ladies day at The Magic Box.

ROGER FEDERER, CAROLINE WOZNIACKI, SERENA & MORE PHOTOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD VIA THE PHOTOGRAPHERS AT EPA

Check out some of the latest photos from Istanbul, Estoril, Munich, and Madrid.

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON FEDERER THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS AT INAUGURAL ISTANBUL OPEN

Roger Federer has not exactly been dominant at the inaugural TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, but he has done enough to reach the semifinals. Federer outlasted an in-form Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3 during quarterfinal action on Friday afternoon.

FEDERER, NADAL ON SAME SIDE OF DRAW AT MADRID MASTERS BY RICKY DIMON

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could face each other in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open after they landed in the same half of the draw on Friday afternoon.

SERBIAN NOVAK DJOKOVIC WITHDRAWS FROM MADRID

Former champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Mutua Madrid Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament that begins on Sunday.

NICK KYRGIOS FEATURES IN VOGUE

He may no longer be a teenager, but Nick Kyrgios remains one of the ATP World Tour’s hottest young stars. As he celebrates his 20th birthday (on 27 April), the Australian features in the May issue of Vogue.

RISING TENNIS STAR BORNA CORIC HIRES SWEDE SLAM WINNER TOMAS JOHANSSON AS HIS COACH

Borna Coric, the 18 year old Croatian who is the youngest player in the world's top 100, has a new coach in the shape of former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson.

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