He totes a 20-5 record on the season, with three straight semifinals in Masters events on clay. He is 20 years old and ranked No. Roger Federer might have been forced to withdraw from his Internazionali BNL d’Italia quarter-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas due to a right leg injury, but it’s not all bad news for the Swiss star.. Federer is still firmly in control of the No. Much has been made of the fact that last year, Nadal's record on clay was 26-1, while this most recent loss dropped Nadal to 9-3 in 2019.At times, the King of Clay has certainly looked shaky, bereft of his sure-handedness and overly cautious.
WTA Insider Podcast To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. International Tennis Federation Official Guide After losing to him in Madrid, Zverev told reporters: "I think every week is going to be better for me and this week was better than the last week, the last week was better than the previous week, and next week I hope is going to be better than this week. But her chances are clouded by the awkward detail that no female winner has been able to repeat at Roland Garros since Kvitova has been the outstanding performer of 2019, moving to No. If you are going to play tennis in Rome don’t hesitate to contact Tennis in Rome with Andrea. Women's Sports Foundation
Sure, the 21-year-old is a quick study, but she has yet to win her first title on the surface.
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title, defeating Novak Djokovic 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 in the final for his ninth title in Rome and a record 34th Masters 1000 title.. Nick Kyrgios was defaulted from his second round match after multiple penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.
But in the nearly four months since then, she has played at just Indian Wells and Miami, pulling out of both with injury or illness after winning one match. I think (Groeneveld) coming in has brought structure and consistency, and to play my best tennis that is what I need." He could get outplayed in Rome, but a loss to a player outside the Top 10 would be an ominous sign.Red clay is still a learning experience for the top-ranked Osaka. You can find ATP Rome scores and brackets on Scoreboard.com ATP Rome …
1 contribution 1 helpful vote. "Tsitsipas is on fire. That means some of these questions burn with greater urgency than usual, and in the coming days they could have a powerful effect on the storylines for Roland Garros.If you had to design the ideal tournament to determine how fit the celebrated 37-year-old is to contend for the French Open title, you couldn't come up with a better event.On the one hand, the Italian Open has been her most fruitful clay tournament; Williams is a four-time champion, most recently in 2016. You can pencil her in as the legitimate favorite for Roland Garros if she wins in Rome, even though doing so might amount to a kiss of death. World TeamTennis Charlotte W wrote a review Nov 2019.
Zverev may be in a bit of a slump, but last November he won the ATP Finals (the fifth-most prestigious title) and he is the only active player outside the Big Four to win at least three Masters titles. Nadal has had far greater success on the slower clay of Rome than Madrid. 9, 27-10 on the year, and he has been in four finals in 2019, winning two. "I'm really glad to witness your greatness," Djokovic said of Tsitsipas' breakout during the trophy presentation.Not so fast, a Zverev fan might say. Kvitova has been the outstanding performer of 2019, moving to No.
2 in the world with a 27-7 record and two titles in four finals, including a loss to Osaka in the Australian Open … Until her first-round win Monday in Rome, Williams hadn't played an official match in nearly two months.Williams' Rome draw bristles with red flags. He held two match points in his Annacone, who coached Federer through some of his greatest years, believes Federer should have elected to sit out Rome, keeping himself fresh for the French Open.
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The winner of the tournament will take home a check for €523,858.The runner-up wins €261,802, with each semifinalist receiving €130,774.Losers in the final eight get €60,240, while players reaching the third round win €29,866.Reaching the second round will mean a player gets €15,330, while those in the first round win €7,879.Last year's doubles champions were Ashleigh Barty and Demi Schuurs, who defeated Czech pair Andrea Sestini Hlavackova and Barbora Strycova 2-6, 6-4, [10-8] in the final.Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter There's but one week left after the conclusion of this week's Italian Open -- an ATP Masters 1000 and a WTA Premier 5 tournament -- before the start of play in Paris, but the contenders at Roland Garros generally skip the smaller events played then to focus on fine-tuning their games for the second Grand Slam event of the year.In recent years, the main storylines for the French Open have already been determined by the time the Italian Open plays out. Former coach and Tennis Channel analyst Paul Annacone made a point worth remembering when he said, after Nadal lost in the semis of Barcelona two weeks ago, "Until someone beats Nadal in a best-of-five match on red clay, he's the favorite in Paris.