2025 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy - Masters 1000

[Moxie]

Rublev continues his struggles, losing in 3 to Marozan, the man who beat Fonseca last round.

 

[kskate2]

I smell the dismissal of another Safin family member. Shnaider dumped Dinara after 1 tourney

 

[don_fabio]

I smell the dismissal of another Safin family member. Shnaider dumped Dinara after 1 tourney

Yap, didn't go as expected or maybe it did? Rublev is in a slump.

 

[Moxie]

Yap, didn't go as expected or maybe it did? Rublev is in a slump.

Why would anyone one go to those head cases for coaching tips? I love both, but they are far from stable people.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What a game from Berrettini to break back late in the 2nd, just when Fearnley was serving to take the set. The crowd, unsurprisingly, goes wild!

EDIT: Berrettini won in 2nd set TB. He's looking very fit scrambling around the court like a much smaller man. Fitness trainer has been doing some good work, I'd say.

I am happy Matteo got through, still concerned with his re-curring ab problem

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Cerundolo doing his thing and taking out last years finalist Jarry 76(4) 63 ( no he isnt my dark horse in Roma)
Rublev is in a slump, as Marozsan continues his winning ways 75 46 63
Hmm we needed Fritz to hang around to take out Zverev, I will need to find another player
Reason for FAA withdrawal lower back injury

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Munar giving Shelton a tennis lesson on clay won the 1st set 62 and has a break in the 2nd set
Munar leads 4-0 2nd set
Munar d Shelton (12) 62 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Mi Sei Mancato Jannik!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rublev talking to the media,
Marat Safin skipped Rome and won be in Hamburg, btw they are still together.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Servitelo Jannik!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Navone is a typical clay court grinder and he pressed Jannik all the way in his match today which I expected
Jannik d Navone 63 64, a good first test on clay for Jannik! ,
Areas of play Jannik can improve on, though seeing he hasnt played a match in 3 months I am happy with todays result
Jannik will play De Jong in his next match on Monday

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I will watch my Italian Luca Nardi taking on Alex de Minaur
Nardi Forza!

 

[El Dude]

I am happy Matteo got through, still concerned with his re-curring ab problem

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Luca your 8th deuce in your service game already I will have my birthday in November, before you can win your service game!
Make that 9 deuces Meh!
Finally you held., 1 all 2nd set
Alex de Minaur won the 1st set 64, with Luca's served went AWOL when it was needed
Alex returning the serve of Nardi too well in the latter part of the 2nd set
de Minaur d Nardi 64 75

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW, ( look away Mrzz)
With the loss of Fritz today, if Draper is able to reach the SFs in Rome, he'll become the world No 4 for the first time in his career!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Matches Sunday May 11th
Play starts at 11.00 local time,
Bottom half of the draw round 32,

Musetti (8) vs Nakashimia (28) H2H 1 All
Zverev (2) vs Q Gaubas First meeting
Alcaraz (3) vs Djere Alcaraz leads their H2H 2-0
Fils (13) vs Tsitsipas Fils leads their H2H 3-0
Khachanov (23) vs WC Passaro First meeting
Medvedev (10) vs Popyrin (24) Medvedev leads their H2H 3-1, though it is their first meeting on clay
Draper (5) vs Q Kopriva Draper leads their H2H 1-0
Rune (9) vs Moutet H2H 1 All, this is their first meeting on clay

 

[mrzz]

BTW, ( look away Mrzz)
With the loss of Fritz today, if Draper is able to reach the SFs in Rome, he'll become the world No 4 for the first time in his career!

Thanks, MM, but I am big boy and I can deal with the unpleasantries of this mean ol' world... Plus I have this fella on my list for the year end top 10.

But still....

(I swear I am trying to insert vomiting emojis and twice somehow they disappeared!!!!)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thanks, MM, but I am big boy and I can deal with the unpleasantries of this mean ol' world... Plus I have this fella on my list for the year end top 10.

But still....

(I swear I am trying to insert vomiting emojis and twice somehow they disappeared!!!!)

No worries Mrzz,
I think I have Draper on my top ten end of year list too.I will have to check, he still has to make the SFs at Rome to become the No 4

 

[Moxie]

Fils lifted his game late in the 2nd set to break the Greek and take it, then broke to love to start the 3rd. This is why people don't like Tsitsipas: as soon as his fortunes started to change, he got very pouty and negative and got a violation warning for a particularly dangerous racquet throw. And he can't get over it. Now Fils has broken him again and will serve at 4-1.

 

[Moxie]

Fils won, 6-2 in the 3rd. They had a discussion at the net, after the handshake. It seemed like Tsitsipas was apologizing for going straight at Fils on one point in the 3rd. Fils seemed to be clear with that, but then Tsitsipas got worked up. No one seems to understand what he was complaining to Fils about. Again, just pouty. BTW, now Fils has a 4-0 H2H over the Greek. That's probably what he's really mad about.