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Nadal, Federer set up dream Rome final

Agencia EFEMay 18, 2013 20:00
Rome, May 18 (EFE).- Spain's Rafael Nadal produced his best tennis of this year's Rome Masters on Saturday, starting the match on fire and finishing strong to claim a 6-2, 6-4 semifinal victory over Czech Tomas Berdych. Next up for the six-time Rome champion in Sunday's final will be archrival Roger Federer, who defeated surprise semifinalist Benoit Paire of France 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the night match. Nadal was in absolute peak form in the first set, seizing control of nearly every point with deep, accurate and heavily spun ground strokes.

Tennis: Berdych ousts top seed Djokovic from Rome Open

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 01:15
Big-serving Czech Tomas Berdych caused the first major upset of the Rome Masters on Friday when he ousted world number one and top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Berdych, who had beaten Djokovic only once in their last 14 meetings, prevailed 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. jd/ps

Tennis: Rome ATP and WTA results - 1st update

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 15:32
Results on the sixth day of the ATP Rome Masters/WTA Rome Open on Friday (x denotes seeding): Men Quarter finals Benoit Paire (FRA) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-1, 6-0 Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 Women Quarter-finals Simona Halep (ROM) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-2, 6-0 Sara Errani (ITA x7) bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) retired afp

Tennis: Rome ATP and WTA results - 1st update

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 15:31
Results on the sixth day of the ATP Rome Masters/WTA Rome Open on Friday (x denotes seeding): Men Quarter finals Benoit Paire (FRA) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-1, 6-0 Rafael Nadal (ESP x5) bt David Ferrer (ESP x4) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 Women Quarter-finals Simona Halep (ROM) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-2, 6-0 Sara Errani (ITA x7) bt Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) - walkover afp

Berdych stuns Djokovic at Rome Masters

Agencia EFEMay 17, 2013 13:04
Rome, May 17 (EFE).- Czech Tomas Berdych pulled off a shocking comeback Friday against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters, turning what seemed a certain lopsided loss into a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win. Djokovic, who cruised through his first two matches of the tournament and led Berdych 6-2, 5-2, saw the momentum of the match change in an instant against his big-hitting opponent. The Serbian broke Berdych's serve in the fourth game of the match en route to an easy first set victory.

Tennis: Big-serving Berdych ousts Djokovic in Rome

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 12:15
Big-serving Czech Tomas Berdych caused the first major upset of the Rome Masters on Friday when he ousted world number one and top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Berdych, who had beaten Djokovic only once in their last 14 meetings, prevailed 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to book himself an unlikely place in the semi-finals and boost his chances ahead of the French Open. Berdych's serve and his combinations of shots had Djokovic in trouble from the middle of the second set, when he launched his fightbck.

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.

Tennis: Djokovic starts Rome title campaign with a win

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 01:30
Two-tme Rome masters champion Novak Djokovic began his campaign for a hat-trick trophy with a 70-minute, 6-2, 6-3 win over Albert Montanes which was wrapped up with an ace. The Serb was all smiles as he got the job done in his second-round start after a bye after losing a week ago in his opening match in Madrid to Grigor Dimitrov. The Bulgarian threat was knocked out earlier by French ninth seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4.
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