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Tennis: Rome ATP and WTA results

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 11:16
Results on the fifth day of the ATP Rome Masters/WTA Rome Open on Friday (x denotes seeding): Women Quarter-finals Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Carla Suarez (ESP) 6-2, 6-0 Sara Errani (ITA x7) bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) retired afp

Tennis: Williams breezes into Rome Open semi-finals

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 10:31
Top seed Serena Williams booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Rome Open on Friday after a comfortable 6-2, 6-0 win over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro. Williams took just over 56 minutes on Central Court to brush aside the Spaniard, who offered little in reply to the American's all-round more powerful game. The world number one, who will claim her 51st WTA title if she triumphs this weekend, will meet the winner of the quarter-final between Jelena Jankovic and Simona Halep.

Tennis: Sharapova pulls out of Rome as Paris beckons

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 09:30
Ailing Maria Sharapova said the thought of not recovering in time for the French Open had prompted her to pull out of the Rome Open before her quarter-final match on Friday. Sharapova, a two-time winner and the world number two, had been due to play Italy's Sara Errani in the quarter-finals. However the Russian announced her withdrawal on Friday morning citing sickness and claiming she had run a temperature overnight.

Nadal survives Gulbis onslaught to reach Rome quarters

Agencia EFEMay 16, 2013 20:04
Rome, May 16 (EFE).- Spain's Rafael Nadal withstood a barrage of aces and winners from Ernests Gulbis and came back from a disastrous first set Thursday at the Rome Masters to pull out a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory and advance to the quarterfinals. A free-swinging Gulbis raced off to a 5-0 lead before Nadal finally held serve to get himself on the scoreboard. In the second set, Nadal went up a service break before squandering it, although he was able to break Gulbis' serve a second time to avoid a tiebreaker and even the match.

Tennis: Nadal survives Gulbis test as Djokovic, Serena win

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 15:16
Defending champion Rafael Nadal endured a three-set thriller before overcoming big-hitting Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals. Gulbis, ranked 46th, and a winner in Rome in 2010 over Roger Federer on his way to the semi-finals, saved two match points in the third set, but finally went down when he sent a forehand wide to the massive relief of a dancing, celebrating Nadal. The Spaniard now stands 6-0 against Gulbis as he bids for a seventh Rome title.

Djokovic cruises into Rome quarters

Agencia EFEMay 16, 2013 12:49
Rome, May 16 (EFE).- Serbia's Novak Djokovic breezed into the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. Djokovic's return of Dolgopolov's first serve was the difference, as the Ukrainian only managed to win 53 percent of those points en route to surrendering his serve on three occasions. The Serbian world No. 1, meanwhile, staved off all three break points he faced and won 72 percent of his service points.

Tennis: Djokovic into quarters, feels for injured Murray

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 11:00
Top seed Novak Djokovic played without ankle pain Thursday in a routine 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Alexandr Dolgopolov for a quarter-final place at the Rome Masters, and then spared a thought for the injury plight of rival Andy Murray. Djokovic dispatched Dolgopolov in an hour, with five aces and 13 winners in a contest which began 45 minutes late due to morning rain. The two-time Rome champion will play Czech Tomas Berdych, a winner over South Africa's Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-2, in the last eight.

Nadal charges into Rome Masters 3rd round

Agencia EFEMay 15, 2013 19:00
Rome, May 15 (EFE).- Spain's Rafael Nadal opened the defense of his Rome Masters title with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 second-round victory Wednesday over Fabio Fognini. The first-ever meeting between the two players was almost entirely void of drama, as Nadal broke the Italian's serve in the opening game and dictated play from the baseline throughout the contest.
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