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Eight From Eight For Rafa

7 hours 24 min ago

Rafael Nadal will attempt to win his 24th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title on Sunday when he faces either Roger Federer or Benoit Paire in the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

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Bhupathi/Bopanna Reach Rome Final

8 hours 46 min ago

Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached their first ATP World Tour final of the season on Saturday as they defeated Santiago Gonzalez and Scott Lipsky 6-3, 7-6(3) at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.

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Nadal, Federer, Berdych, Paire Feature In Rome SF Action

9 hours 50 min ago

Media notes for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court tennis tournament.

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Nadal Grinds Out Ferrer

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 7:59pm

Defending champion Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a seventh title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia as he overcame a ferocious tussle with David Ferrer on Friday at the Foro Italico in Rome.

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Serena & Vika: The Last Two Standing

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 7:01pm

Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka overcame some tricky moments in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Saturday and will now meet in a dream final at the Premier event.

Federer Tops Janowicz At Night

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 3:53pm

Second seed Roger Federer defeated Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6(2) in a quarter-final meeting that finished after midnight local time.

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Del Potro Returns To Argentina

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:34pm

Juan Martin del Potro met His Holiness Pope Francis, the first Pope from South America and a fellow Argentine, after attending Mass at the Vatican on Wednesday.

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Rafa Edges Novak In Year-End No. 1 Battle

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:01pm

Rafael Nadal reached a milestone with his quarter-final win over David Ferrer on Friday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. The combination of his win over Ferrer and Novak Djokovic going down to Tomas Berdych has seen Nadal earn more points than Djokovic this season.

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Novak On Paris: "I Can Go All The Way"

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:50am

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is maintaining a positive outlook after failing to close out Tomas Berdych in their Internazionali BNL d’Italia quarter-final clash before the Czech rallied for a stunning comeback win Friday in Rome.

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Berdych Stuns Djokovic To Reach Semis

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 6:46am

Tomas Berdych recorded his first win in three years over Novak Djokovic on Friday as he battled back from the brink of defeat to reach the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

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Red Hot Paire Surges Into Semis

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 3:52am

World No. 36 Benoit Paire surged into his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final on Friday as he dismissed Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-0 in just 57 minutes at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.

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Granollers On His “Double Career”

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 3:07am

Marcel Granollers is enjoying the best form of his career. This week, he reached the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome (l. to Paire), but he doesn’t just excel in singles. The Spaniard is the doubles World No. 4 and together with countryman Marc Lopez, is the reigning Barclays ATP World Tour Finals champion.

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Nadal Keeps His Nerve To Beat Gulbis; Paire Upsets Del Potro

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:59pm

Fifth seed and six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame a display of power tennis from qualifier Ernests Gulbis on Thursday to book his place in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia quarter-finals.

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Azarenka Edges Stosur Under The Lights

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:01pm

Victoria Azarenka rallied from a second set blowout and a break down in the third to beat Samantha Stosur on Friday night and complete the semifinal line-up at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Halep Edges JJ, Serena Strikes 22

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:01pm

Simona Halep saved two match points to beat Jelena Jankovic and keep her dream run going at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Serena Williams now has the longest winning streak of her career.

Rome Saturday: Simona's Challenge

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:00pm

Simona Halep takes on Serena Williams and her 22-match winning streak, looking to become the first Romanian to reach the Rome final since Virginia Ruzici in 1981.

Petrova & Srebotnik Back On Course

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:00pm

Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik's return to form continued with a routine win over Jelena Jankovic and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday.

Saturday Rome: Simona's Challenge

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 7:00pm

Simona Halep takes on Serena Williams and her 22-match winning streak, looking to become the first Romanian to reach the Rome final since Virginia Ruzici in 1981.

Federer To Meet Janowicz For First Time

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:22pm

Roger Federer will get his first crack at rising star Jerzy Janowicz on Friday after both moved through their third-round matches Thursday evening at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

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Gulbis Rates His Performance: A-

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:21am

A day after saying he needed to bring his ‘A-Game’ to defeat Rafael Nadal at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the effervescent Ernests Gulbis nearly did just that, falling to Nadal in a performance he rated an “A minus”.

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