Archive: rome-tennis

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.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC PUSHED AGAIN IN ROME

Three-time champion Novak Djokovic battled from a set deficit to beat Thomaz Bellucci 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, extending his match win streak to 19.

RICKY DIMON’S TENNIS PICKS FROM ROME LOOKING @ THE MATCH UP OF ROGER FEDERER VERSUS TOMAS BERDYCH

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.

ROME TENNIS EVENT TAKES HUGE HIT IN PULLOUTS BY SERENA WILLIAMS AND EXHAUSTED ANDY MURRAY

It was a day of withdrawals in Rome as two hastily arranged press conferences sent the tennis press scrambling. First in was Andy Murray whose two wins in two tournaments (and in one week, no less) left him fatigued, not surprisingly!

CRAIG CIGNARELLI CHECKS IN ON TENNIS NEWS FROM ROME OR MAYBE JUST ROME

If you know where you are going, the Foro Italico is approximately 3,598 steps from Piazza di Spagna, otherwise it is exactly 9,487. When you arrive, a blue-uniformed security guard named Giovanni checks your ID, scans your body a bit uncomfortably, and lets you pass onto the main walkway.