Archive: foro-italico
It’s been a thrilling week of hard-fought, dramatic clay-court tennis this week at the Foro Italico as all the top stars of the WTA battle for the most prestigious crown on the Road to Roland Garros and the final major stop ahead of the second major of the season in Paris.
Check out the latest EPA photos of Rafa Nadal at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis tournament in Rome.
Thanks to Roger Federer, we do not have to sit through another matchup between Tomas Berdych and Kevin Anderson. Berdych-Anderson, of course, has produced one of the most lopsided head-to-head records in recent memory.
It’s probably an interesting exercise to explore the parallels between the Colosseum and the Foro Italico tennis stadium - gladiators battling beneath a hot sun with crowds glorifying the victor, while the vanquished sulks off to the dungeon-like locker rooms.
Check out the latest photos from the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis tournament in Rome.
Check out the latest photos from the tennis tournament in Rome.
There is a famous legend, which states, “If you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, you will return to Rome sometime in the future.” It’s one of those marketing myths that results in two million Euros per annum being thrown into the spinning waters.
Surprisingly, Jerzy is extremely comfortable on the slow red dirt of Foro Italico. When you see such a big man glide and slide on the clay, his grace and balance are astonishing
Yesterday and Today starting with Rain and the courts at both the tournament and the official hotel tennis facilities are out of commission!
Today I spend all day at the practise courts that are available at the official player hotel!
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said on Sunday he is looking forward to beginning his title defence at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and the challenges that are ahead in the next two months