Photos from Rome: Halep continues dominant clay run
Simona Halep continued her impressive claycourt campaign at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Friday by reaching the semifinal stage of the tournament with a straight-set win over fast-rising youngster Anett Kontaveit.
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Rome PHOTOS: Sharapova, Kerber, Kasatkina progress into the second round
Besides his usual coverage of singles matches, our photographer's Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia included the WTA staff handing a special goodbye gift to Roberta Vinci and the first-round doubles victory of Madison Keys...
Rome PHOTOS: Svitolina, Sharapova, Halep, Kontaveit make the semifinals
In the first women's quarterfinal at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, defending champion Elina Svitolina defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-4. Maria Sharapova won an epic against Jelena Ostapenko that lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes, 6-7(6)...
Rome PHOTOS: Svitolina beats Kontaveit, Halep battles past Sharapova in the semis
Saturday was my photographer Jimmie48's last day at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, hence the bigger delay in posting this semifinal gallery. Defending champion Elina Svitolina dispatched Anett Kontaveit in straight sets in the first...
Top seed Mauresmo dropped out of Rome
Samantha Stosur, ranked 29th in the world, caused the first major upset at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, defeating top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo in a nail-biting match that lasted almost three hours.
They played shot for shot,...
Jankovic lifts her second Tier I trophy
Jelena Jankovic defeated world number three and second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-1 to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and join Justin Henin as the only WTA players who have won three tournaments this...
Justine Henin withdraws from Italian Open, to be fined $20,000
World No.1 Justine Henin has pulled out of the next week's Internazionali BNL d'Italia due to fatigue, and the WTA Tour said she will be fined $20,000 for the late withdrawal.
Before the ongoing Qatar...
Jelena Jankovic beats Alize Cornet, defends her Italian Open title
World No.4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia successfully defended a title for the first time in her career with a 6-2 6-2 victory over French qualifier Alize Cornet, ranked 34th in the world.
Fourth-seeded Jankovic was...
Martinez Sanchez downs Jankovic, claims biggest career title with Italian Open
Seventh seed and twice champion in Rome Jelena Jankovic eliminated both the Williams sisters in two days en route to the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, but that meant nothing to Maria Jose...
Jovanovski turns the match over to upset Wozniacki in Rome, Radwanska falls to Halep
On the opening of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Laura Robson made the story of the day by taking out Venus Williams and setting up a meeting with Serena Williams in the second round, while...
