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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

    [divider]

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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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  • WTA Rome Draw – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    WTA Rome Draw – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    The Ladies Singles draw for the Italian Open in Rome is as follows:

    (1) Williams, Serena
    Bye
    ——————————
    Williams, Venus
    Robson, Laura
    ——————————
    Makarova, Ekaterina
    Oudin, Melanie
    ——————————
    Mladenovic, Kristina
    (14) Cibulkova, Dominika
    ——————————
    (11) Petrova, Nadia
    Suarez Navarro, Carla
    ——————————
    Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia
    Oprandi, Romina
    ——————————
    Flipkens, Kirsten
    Wickmayer, Yanina
    ——————————
    Bye
    (6) Kerber, Angelique
    ——————————
    (4) Radwanska, Agnieszka
    Bye
    ——————————
    Kuznetsova, Svetlana
    Halep, Simona
    ——————————
    Burnett, Nastassja
    Cornet, Alize
    ——————————
    Vesnina, Elena
    (13) Vinci, Roberta
    ——————————
    (10) Wozniacki, Caroline
    Jovanovski, Bojana
    ——————————
    Jankovic, Jelena
    Pironkova, Tsvetana
    ——————————
    Zheng, Jie
    Rybarikova, Magdalena
    ——————————
    Bye
    (5) Li, Na
    ——————————
    (8) Kvitova, Petra
    Bye
    ——————————
    Lisicki, Sabine
    Burdette, Mallory
    ——————————
    Niculescu, Monica
    Peng, Shuai
    ——————————
    Hsieh, Su-Wei
    (9) Stosur, Samantha
    ——————————
    (15) Ivanovic, Ana
    Radwanska, Urszula
    ——————————
    Cirstea, Sorana
    Morita, Ayumi
    ——————————
    Goerges, Julia
    Hlavackova, Andrea
    ——————————
    Bye
    (3) Azarenka, Victoria
    ——————————
    (7) Errani, Sara
    Bye
    ——————————
    Knapp, Karin
    Mchale, Christina
    ——————————
    Tsurenko, Lesia
    Lepchenko, Varvara
    ——————————
    Medina Garrigues, Anabel
    (12) Kirilenko, Maria
    ——————————
    (16) Stephens, Sloane
    Pennetta, Flavia
    ——————————
    Schiavone, Francesca
    Bertens, Kiki
    ——————————
    Muguruza, Garbine
    Johansson, Mathilde
    ——————————
    Bye
    (2) Sharapova, Maria

     

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  • Nadal wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Nadal wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    The Spaniard Rafael Nadal (No. 5) beat the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka (No. 15) 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open. It was Nadal’s ninth straight win against the Swiss, without ever dropping a set.

    With this win, Nadal’s 40th on clay, he is now tied in second place with Thomas Muster for the most clay-court titles. (Vilas won 46.)

    Nadal came out strong, winning the first four games before Wawrinka was finally able to hold in the fifth game. The Swiss held once more before Nadal served out the first set, 6-2.

    The second set was a little more competitive, with Wawrinka holding serve until 3-3, when the Swiss double-faulted to give Nadal the first break of the second set.

    Wawrinka held serve once more, before the Spaniard served out the match.

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  • Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Serena Williams (No. 1) beat the Russian Maria Sharapova (No. 2) 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, her 50th career title. It was their third meeting in 2013, with Williams winning all three, extending her lead in their head-to-head to 13-2.

    Williams broke Sharapova’s serve in the opening game, which set the tone for the next three games, with Williams going up 4-0 in under 20 minutes. Sharapova was finally able to hold in the fifth game, before Williams held, then broke Sharapova for a third time, winning the first set 6-1.

    The second set began with Sharapova breaking Williams’ serve for the first time, then holding to go up 2-0. Williams was able to hold in the third game, and eventually broke back and held, bringing the score to 4-3.

    With Sharapova serving at 4-5, Williams was able to break serve, winning the championship in just under an hour and 20 minutes.

    By winning today, Williams retains her position atop the WTA rankings as the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world, a spot she would have forfeited had the Russian prevailed.

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  • ATP Rome Draw – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    ATP Rome Draw – Internazionali BNL d’Italia

    1] Novak Djokovic vs bye
    Qualifier vs Martin Klizan
    Matteo Viola vs Alexandr Dolgopolov
    Stanislas Wawrinka vs Qualifier
    Marin Cilic vs Qualifier
    Kevin Anderson vs Jurgen Melzer
    Denis Istomin vs John Isner
    [6] Thomas Berdych vs Bye

    [4] David Ferrer vs Bye
    Horacio Zeballos vs Fernando Verdasco
    Albert Ramos vs Qualifier
    Philipp Kohlschreiber vs Milos Raonic
    Janko Tipsarevic vs Viktor Troicki
    Jarkko Nieminen vs Qualifier
    Fabio Fognini vs Andreas Seppi
    [5] Rafael Nadal vs Bye

    [7] Juan Martin del Potro vs Bye
    Xavier Malisse vs Qualifier
    Juan Monaco vs Benoit Paire
    Julien Benneteau vs Nicolas Almagro
    Kei Nishikori vs Paolo Lorenzi
    Jeremy Chardy vs Feliciano Lopez
    Marcel Granollers vs Nikolay Davidenko
    [3] Andy Murray vs Bye

    [8] Jo Wilfried Tsonga vs Bye
    Jerzy Janowicz vs Qualifier
    Marcos Baghdatis vs Grigor Dimitrov
    Sam Querrey va Richard Gasquet
    Tommy Haas vs Mikhail Youznhy
    Filippo Volandri va Gilles Simon
    Radek Stepanek vs Potito Starace
    [2] Roger Federer vs Bye

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  • Nadal and Wawrinka to meet in Madrid Final

    Nadal and Wawrinka to meet in Madrid Final

    The Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the No. 5 seed, and the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, the No. 15 seed, will meet on Sunday in the men’s singles final of the Mutua Madrid Open.

    On Saturday, Nadal made quick work of compatriot Pablo Andujar, beating him 6-0, 6-4.

    Later that day, Wawrinka came back from 2-4 down in the third to beat the No. 6 seed, Czech Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in a heavily-fought encounter which lasted nearly two hours.

    Sunday’s final will take place at 4:00 PM local time.

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  • Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final

    Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final

    The top two ranked ladies singles players in the world, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, will face off in the Mutua Madrid Final, on Sunday, May 12. It will be the pair’s third meeting of the year, with Williams winning both times, but their first ever meeting on red clay.

    On Saturday, Williams advanced to the final after defeating Italian No. 7 seed Sara Errani, 7-5, 6-2, in a little over an hour and a half. Sharapova beat Serbian Ana Ivanovic, the No. 16 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to book her place in the final.

    Sunday’s final will take place at 1:00 PM local time.

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  • Ladies Final Four in Madrid

    Ladies Final Four in Madrid

    The final four will play out the Ladies semifinals on Saturday with both top seeds still in the draw. World number #1 and top seed Serena Williams meets Sara Errani, and Maria Sharapova faces off against former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic.

    Quarterfinal Results:

    [7] Sara Errani (ITA) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6 – 4, 6 – 3
    [16] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d [6] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 – 3, 6 – 1
    [1] Serena Williams (USA) d Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6 – 3, 0 – 6, 7 – 5
    [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6 – 2, 6 – 4

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