Rome Semi-Finals Preview: Can Ana beat Serena again?

Saturday will deliver four equally enticing semi-finals from the Internazionali BNL D’Italia.  There were some excellent quarter-finals on Friday with Novak Djokovic’s 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory over David Ferrer and Ana Ivanovic’s 6-4 3-6 6-4 win over Carla Suarez Navarro the pick of the bunch.  As I write this, Nadal v Murray is still to…

WTA / ATP Rome: 2nd Round Predictions for Tuesday

The WTA main draw kicked off in Rome today with a few surprising results.  Top of the list was Francesca Schiavone, who delivered a dazzling performance to defeat Eugenie Bouchard, 6-4 6-2.  The clay court season has been a little rough for Genie, but she is down to play Nurnberg next week so has a…

WTA Rome: Preview and Predictions

I love this stage of the tennis season because there is just so much going on.  We are just two weeks away from the second Grand Slam of the year in Paris and Rome is now on our doorstep.  Comparing Rome and Madrid, there is just no competition.  Rome is a much better tournament and…

ATP Rome: Preview and Predictions

In terms of joint events, Rome bucks the trend with the ATP main draw beginning before the WTA draw.  On Sunday, there will be six ATP first round matches, which is why the preview is a little early.  Personally, I like to post the preview before anything has happened.  Novak Djokovic has arrived in Rome…