Ivanovic out, Safina and Jankovic advance at Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Ana Ivanovic’s preparations for the defense of her French Open title suffered a setback as she was defeated 6-1 3-6 6-4 by Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round. Interestingly, the Serb was leading 4-0...
Defending champion Sharapova opens with victory in Rome
Maria Sharapova has had a very good stretch on clay and extended it today with a 7-5 7-5 victory over Christina McHale in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. The Russian has...
Serena not shaken by Ivanovic’s mid-match surge, moves into Rome finals
Ana Ivanovic's recent form has been superb and when we took into account that she won her last meeting with Serena Williams at the Australian Open this year, we certainly had hopes that the...
Muguruza and Bacsinszky set up blockbuster, Begu keeps rolling
Thursday in Madrid got off to a quick start with Muguruza, Bacsinszky and Begu emerging as early winners on Pietrangeli, Grandstand and Court One -- René Denfeld recaps the victories of the first quarterfinalists...
Halep, Svitolina to battle for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia title
The 64-player draw of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia is down to two players: sixth seed Simona Halep and eighth seed Elina Svitolina.
Romania's Halep has established herself as one of the favorites for the upcoming...
Players most likely to win in Rome
Internazionali BNL d'Italia is the most prestigious clay-court tournament after Roland Garros. It is a Tier I event with the prize money of $1,340,000.
Amelie Mauresmo of France is seeded at the top. She is...
German Open champion Dinara Safina withdraws from Rome
Last week was one of the most memorable times in Dinara Safina's career, as she won the Qatar Telecom German Open beating three Top 10 players on the way. Today, the Russian has withdrawn...
Jelena Jankovic relieved and happy about her tennis as mother gets healthier
World No.4 Jelena Jankovic admitted a month and a half ago that her disappointing tennis results had a lot to do with her worrying about her mother Snezana's health. Now, the situation is much...
Ana Ivanovic records confidence-boosting win over Victoria Azarenka in Rome
It's not just a dream, Ana Ivanovic followed up her 6-1 6-3 victory over Elena Vesnina in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia with another straight sets victory, 6-4 6-4 against ninth...
Defending champion Martinez Sanchez out in round one of Rome
Last year Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez made a result of her career by winning the Internazionali BNL d’Italia as an unseeded player, but this time she was not even close to repeating the feat...
