Tennis Frontier

Author: Trent Curtis

  • Rome, Rome, go away

    Rome, Rome, go away

    In a stunning upset, Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 seed, was beaten in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open by the Czech Tomas Berdych 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

    The Serb won the first set comfortably. In the second, he was up 5-2, serving for the match, just two points from victory, when things fell apart.

    Djokovic had his chances in the third set, but Berdych held strong. It was only his second win against Djokovic, and the first since 2010.

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  • Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Friday, May 17

    Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Friday, May 17

    CENTRALE – Start 12:00 noon

    [1] Serena Williams (USA) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

    Not Before 2:00 P.M.
    [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE)

    Not Before 4:00 P.M.
    [4] David Ferrer (ESP) v [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP)

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.
    [7] Sara Errani (ITA) v [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v Roger Federer (SUI)

    [divider]

    SUPERTENNIS ARENA – Start 12:00 noon

    Benoit Paire (FRA) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)

    Not Before 2:00 P.M.
    [Q] Simona Halep (ROU) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

    Not Before 4:00 P.M.
    [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS) v [3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

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  • Thursday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Thursday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Men’s Singles – Third Round

    [1] N Djokovic (SRB) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 61 64
    [5] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] E Gulbis (LAT) 16 75 64
    [2] R Federer (SUI) d G Simon (FRA) 61 62
    [6] T Berdych (CZE) d K Anderson (RSA) 75 62
    B Paire (FRA) d [7] J Del Potro (ARG) 64 76(3)
    [4] D Ferrer (ESP) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) walkover
    J Janowicz (POL) d [9] R Gasquet (FRA) 36 76(2) 64
    M Granollers (ESP) d J Chardy (FRA) 64 16 75

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    Women’s Singles – Third Round

    [7] S Errani (ITA) d [12] M Kirilenko (RUS) 63 20 retired
    [2] M Sharapova (RUS) d [16] S Stephens (USA) 62 61
    [1] S Williams (USA) d [14] D Cibulkova (SVK) 60 61
    J Jankovic (SRB) d [5] N Li (CHN) 76(2) 75
    [Q] S Halep (ROU) d [13] R Vinci (ITA) 64 62
    [9] S Stosur (AUS) d [8] P Kvitova (CZE) 75 26 61
    C Suarez Navarro (ESP) d [LL] L Dominguez Lino (ESP) 62 63
    [3] V Azarenka (BLR) d A Morita (JPN) 61 20 retired

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  • Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Thursday, May 16

    Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Thursday, May 16

    CENTRALE – Start 12:00 noon

    [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)
    [7] Sara Errani (ITA) v [12] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
    [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP)

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.
    [16] Sloane Stephens (USA) v [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.
    Gilles Simon (FRA) v [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

    [divider]

    SUPERTENNIS ARENA – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Kevin Anderson (RSA) v [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE)
    [7] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v Benoit Paire (FRA)
    [1] Serena Williams (USA) v [14] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
    [4] David Ferrer (ESP) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.
    Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v [9] Richard Gasquet (FRA)

    [divider]

    PIETRANGELI – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v [5] Na Li (CHN)
    [Q] Simona Halep (ROU) v [13] Roberta Vinci (ITA)
    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)
    [8] Petra Kvitova (CZE) v [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS)

    [divider]

    COURT 2 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v [LL] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)

    Not Before 4:00 P.M.
    Ayumi Morita (JPN) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

    [divider]

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  • Wednesday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Wednesday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Men’s Singles – Second Round

    J Janowicz (POL) d [8] J Tsonga (FRA) 64 76(5)
    M Granollers (ESP) d [3] A Murray (GBR) 63 67(5) retired
    [5] R Nadal (ESP) d F Fognini (ITA) 61 63
    G Simon (FRA) d M Youzhny (RUS) 75 63
    J Chardy (FRA) d [16] K Nishikori (JPN) 64 61
    [Q] E Gulbis (LAT) d V Troicki (SRB) 61 61
    A Dolgopolov (UKR) d [15] S Wawrinka (SUI) walkover
    [4] D Ferrer (ESP) d F Verdasco (ESP) 57 75 63
    P Kohlschreiber (GER) d A Ramos (ESP) 64 61
    B Paire (FRA) d J Benneteau (FRA) 67(3) 64 76(4)

    [divider]

    Women’s Singles – Second Round

    [2] M Sharapova (RUS) d [Q] G Muguruza (ESP) 62 62
    C Suarez Navarro (ESP) d R Oprandi (SUI) 64 62
    [5] N Li (CHN) d J Zheng (CHN) 63 61
    [3] V Azarenka (BLR) d J Goerges (GER) 62 60
    [13] R Vinci (ITA) d [WC] N Burnett (ITA) 61 64
    [7] S Errani (ITA) d C Mchale (USA) 75 57 62
    J Jankovic (SRB) d B Jovanovski (SRB) 62 60
    D Cibulkova (SVK) d [Q] M Oudin (USA) 57 61 63
    [9] S Stosur (AUS) d S Peng (CHN) 76(5) 60
    [LL] L Dominguez Lino (ESP) d Y Wickmayer (BEL) 64 64
    A Morita (JPN) d [12]U Radwanska (POL) 63 61
    M Kirilenko (RUS) d V Lepchenko (USA) 63 61
    [16] S Stephens (USA) d K Bertens (NED) 46 63 62

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  • Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Wednesday, May 15

    Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Wednesday, May 15

    CENTRALE – Start 12:00 noon

    [8] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Jerzy Janowicz (POL)
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) v [3] Andy Murray (GBR)
    [Q] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) v [5] Rafael Nadal (ESP)

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.
    Julia Goerges (GER) v [3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

    [divider]

    SUPERTENNIS ARENA – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Jie Zheng (CHN) v [5] Na Li (CHN)

    Not Before 12:00 P.M.
    Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v Gilles Simon (FRA)
    [16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA)
    Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Romina Oprandi (SUI)

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.
    Viktor Troicki (SRB) v [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

    [divider]

    PIETRANGELI – Start 11:00 A.M.

    [WC] Nastassja Burnett (ITA) v [13] Roberta Vinci (ITA)
    [7] Sara Errani (ITA) v Christina McHale (USA)
    Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v [15] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
    [4] David Ferrer (ESP) v Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

    [divider]

    COURT 1 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
    Albert Ramos (ESP) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

    [divider]

    COURT 2 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    [Q] Melanie Oudin (USA) v [14] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

    Not Before 1:00 P.M.
    Shuai Peng (CHN) v [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
    Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v [LL] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
    Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)

    [divider]

    COURT 4 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Benoit Paire (FRA) v Julien Benneteau (FRA)
    [16] Sloane Stephens (USA) v Kiki Bertens (NED)

    [divider]

    COURT 6 – Start 12:00 noon

    Varvara Lepchenko (USA) v [12] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

    [divider]

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  • Tuesday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Tuesday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Men’s Singles – Second Round

    [9] R Gasquet (FRA) d G Dimitrov (BUL) 64 64
    [1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [Q] A Montanes (ESP) 62 63
    [2] R Federer (SUI) d [WC] P Starace (ITA) 61 62
    [6] T Berdych (CZE) d D Istomin (UZB) 64 60
    [7] J Del Potro (ARG) d [Q] A Kuznetsov (RUS) 63 62
    K Anderson (RSA) d [11] M Cilic (CRO) 63 76(7)

    [divider]

    Men’s Singles – First Round

    M Youzhny (RUS) d [13] T Haas (GER) 64 63
    J Chardy (FRA) d F Lopez (ESP) 36 75 76(4)
    G Simon (FRA) d [WC] F Volandri (ITA) 63 26 64
    J Benneteau (FRA) d [12] N Almagro (ESP) 76(2) 64
    [15] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] C Berlocq (ARG) 57 63 63
    F Verdasco (ESP) d H Zeballos (ARG) 63 36 63
    V Troicki (SRB) d [LL] L Rosol (CZE) 36 61 64

    [divider]

    Women’s Singles – Second Round

    [1] S Williams (USA) vs L Robson (GBR) 62 62
    [Q] S Halep (ROU) d [4] A Radwanska (POL) 67(2) 61 62
    [8] P Kvitova (CZE) d S Lisicki (GER) 64 06 75

    [divider]

    Women’s Singles – First Round

    [13] R Vinci (ITA) d E Vesnina (RUS) 67(2) 75 64
    [16] S Stephens (USA) d [WC] F Pennetta (ITA) 63 63
    B Jovanovski (SRB) d [10] C Wozniacki (DEN) 26 64 76(5)
    U Radwanska (POL) d [15] A Ivanovic (SRB) 63 26 62
    [12] M Kirilenko (RUS) d [Q] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) 63 63
    C McHale (USA) d [WC] K Knapp (ITA) 75 62
    V Lepchenko (USA) d [Q] L Tsurenko (UKR) 64 62
    [14] D Cibulkova (SVK) d K Mladenovic (FRA) 16 62 62
    Y Wickmayer (BEL) d K Flipkens (BEL) 64 60
    R Oprandi (SUI) d A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 62 60
    J Goerges (GER) d [Q] A Hlavackova (CZE) 26 64 64
    J Zheng (CHN) d M Rybarikova (SVK) 76(0) 63
    C Suarez Navarro (ESP) d [11] N Petrova (RUS) 36 62 76(1)

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  • Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Tuesday, May 14

    Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Tuesday, May 14

    CENTRALE – Start 12:00 noon

    Elena Vesnina (RUS) v [13] Roberta Vinci (ITA)
    Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v [9] Richard Gasquet (FRA)
    [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v [Q] Albert Montanes (ESP)

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.
    [WC] Potito Starace (ITA) v [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.

    [1] Serena Williams (USA) v Laura Robson (GBR)

    [divider]

    SUPERTENNIS ARENA – Start 11:00 A.M.

    [13] Tommy Haas (GER) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
    [WC] Filippo Volandri (ITA) v Gilles Simon (FRA)
    [16] Sloane Stephens (USA) v [WC] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
    [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v [Q] Simona Halep (ROU)

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.

    Denis Istomin (UZB) v [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE)

    [divider]

    PIETRANGELI – Start 11:00 A.M.

    [10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) v Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)
    [8] Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)
    [Q] Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v [15] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
    [7] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) v [Q] Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)

    [divider]

    COURT 1 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Horacio Zeballos (ARG) v Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) v [12] Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
    [15] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Urszula Radwanska (POL)
    [11] Marin Cilic (CRO) v Kevin Anderson (RSA)

    [divider]

    COURT 2 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    [Q] Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) v [12] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
    [WC] Karin Knapp (ITA) v Christina McHale (USA)

    [divider]

    COURT 3 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) v Varvara Lepchenko (USA)
    Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v [14] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
    Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) v Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)

    [divider]

    COURT 4 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
    [LL] Lukas Rosol (CZE) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
    Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v Romina Oprandi (SUI)

    [divider]

    COURT 6 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Julia Goerges (GER) v [Q] Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)
    Jie Zheng (CHN) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
    [11] Nadia Petrova (RUS) v Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

    [divider]

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  • Monday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Monday results at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    Men’s Singles – First Round

    [WC] P Starace (ITA) d R Stepanek (CZE) 46 64 63
    F Fognini (ITA) d A Seppi (ITA) 64 61
    [16] K Nishikori (JPN) d [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) 62 64
    B Paire (FRA) d J Monaco (ARG) 76(4) 16 64
    [11] M Cilic (CRO) d [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) 64 62
    P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [14] M Raonic (CAN) 76(2) 6-4
    [Q] E Gulbis (LAT) d J Nieminen (FIN) 62 76(6)
    J Janowicz (POL) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 57 62
    [Q] A Montanes (ESP) d M Klizan (SVK) 36 75 63
    [Q] A Kuznetsov (RUS) d X Malisse (BEL) 62 3-1 retired.
    A Ramos (ESP) d [Q] J Hajek (CZE) 75 60

    [divider]

    Women’s Singles – First Round

    L Robson (GBR) d V Williams (USA) 63 62
    K Bertens (NED) d F Schiavone (ITA) 76(5) 61
    [9] S Stosur (AUS) d S Hsieh (TPE) 62 63
    J Jankovic (SRB) d T Pironkova (BUL) 63 60
    S Lisicki (GER) d [Q] M Burdette (USA) 61 62
    [WC] N Burnett (ITA) d A Cornet (FRA) 62 62
    S Peng (CHN) d M Niculescu (ROU) 46 63 62
    [Q] M Oudin (USA) d E Makarova (RUS) 26 75 42
    [Q] S Halep (ROU) d S Kuznetsova (RUS) 61 61
    A Morita (JPN) d S Cirstea (ROU) 61 63
    [Q] G Muguruza (ESP) d [Q] M Johansson (FRA) 16 60 62

    [divider]

    Men’s Doubles – First Round

    D Inglot (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 75 67(8) 1210
    J Benneteau (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 67(3) 75 10-4
    S Gonzalez (MEX) / S Lipsky (USA) d G Dimitrov (BUL) / F Nielsen (DEN) 64 63

    [divider]

    Women’s Doubles – First Round

    K Marosi (HUN) / A Tatishvili (GEO) d [WC] N Burnett (ITA) / C Mchale (USA) 57 62 106
    A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / A Rodionova (AUS) d [5] R Kops-Jones (USA) / A Spears (USA) 75 75
    A Hlavackova (CZE) / P Martic (CRO) d E Birnerova (CZE) / I Buryachok (UKR) 60 61
    D Cibulkova (SVK) / M Niculescu (ROU) d [8] S Zhang (CHN) / J Zheng (CHN) 63 61
    O Govortsova (BLR) / M Moulton-Levy (USA) d H Chan (TPE) / D Jurak (CRO) 36 63 1311

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  • Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Monday, May 13

    Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Order of Play, Monday, May 13

    CENTRALE – Start 12:00 noon

    Radek Stepanek (CZE) v [WC] Potito Starace (ITA)
    Venus Williams (USA) v Laura Robson (GBR)
    Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Andreas Seppi (ITA)

    Not Before 7:30 P.M.
    Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Kiki Bertens (NED)

    Not Before 9:00 P.M.
    [16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v [WC] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA)

    [divider]

    SUPERTENNIS ARENA – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Juan Monaco (ARG) v Benoit Paire (FRA)
    [11] Marin Cilic (CRO) v [Q] Andrey Golubev (KAZ)
    Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) v [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
    Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)

    Not Before 7:00 P.M.
    Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v [14] Milos Raonic (CAN)

    [divider]

    PIETRANGELI – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Sabine Lisicki (GER) v [Q] Mallory Burdette (USA)
    [WC] Nastassja Burnett (ITA) v Alize Cornet (FRA)
    Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) v [Q] Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
    [Q] Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Jerzy Janowicz (POL)

    [divider]

    COURT 1 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Monica Niculescu (ROU) v Shuai Peng (CHN)
    Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v [Q] Melanie Oudin (USA)
    [Q] Albert Montanes (ESP) v Martin Klizan (SVK)
    Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v [Q] Simona Halep (ROU)

    [divider]

    COURT 2 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Sorana Cirstea (ROU) v Ayumi Morita (JPN)
    [Q] Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) v Xavier Malisse (BEL)
    [Q] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v [Q] Mathilde Johansson (FRA)

    [divider]

    COURT 4 – Start 11:00 A.M.

    Albert Ramos (ESP) v [Q] Jan Hajek (CZE)

    [divider]

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