Published on May,23 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...in Monte Carlo — where, beautiful people of Paris take note, he won an eighth title in succession — and at the Foro Italico, where he swept Djokovic aside by saving seven of eight break points. Beyond raw statistics, tho...
Published on May,21 2012 - by Agence France Presse
...phies on 21, with Federer on 20 after his Madrid title of eight days ago.The victory prevented Djokovic from a Foro Italico hat-trick winning the event in 2008 and 2011."If you don't use the opportunities against Rafa he...
Published on May,21 2012 - by Reuters
...air, had been postponed by rain on Sunday, but both players came out firing in front of a healthy crowd in the Foro Italico as the sun returned. Nadal went immediately on the attack, carving out two break points in Djoko...
Published on May,20 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...casters were predicting more rain on Monday morning, followed by thunderstorms tomorrow. The spectators at the Foro Italico demonstrated their displeasure by throwing water bottles and other litter onto the court. The de...
Published on May,20 2012 - by Agence France Presse
...oning the men's final was due to worries over security, with thousands of football fans in the vicinity of the Foro Italico.Officials and police were wary of tennis fans mixing with rival football supporters heading to S...
Published on May,19 2012 - by Agence France Presse
...derer had won 14 of 24 matches in their series coming in, including three of four on clay.Nadal, winner of the Foro Italico trophy in five of seven appearances, also won a 39th straight claycourt semi-final and has not l...
Published on May,19 2012 - by Agence France Presse
...ina in the final of the Rome Masters.Sharapova, who booked a spot in her second consecutive title match at the Foro Italico, lost to Li in their Roland Garros semi-final a year ago in Paris.Since then, they have not met ...
Published on May,18 2012 - by Agence France Presse
... errors and losing serve three times.World number three Nadal has now won all but two of his 36 matches at the Foro Italico and has emerged victorious in all three clay meetings with a player he also beat in the 2010 Wim...
Published on May,17 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
... awkward one, thanks to a swirling wind and the shadows thrown by the Roman plane trees that stand next to the Foro Italico’s third court, the Super Tennis Arena. Gasquet has as much natural ball-striking talent as anyon...
Published on May,16 2012 - by Reuters
...afterwards the WTA said she had pulled out of the tournament. Her withdrawal was a surprise to everyone in the Foro Italico as she had shown no sign of a problem in brushing aside Peer. But with just 10 days until the st...