Less than a month ago in Budapest, Andreas Seppi saw his hopes of capturing his first ATP World Tour title since 2012 (Moscow) come to an end in the semi-finals against eventual first-time champion Marco Cecchinato. The Italian veteran got revenge against his compatriot, ousting Cecchinato 7-5, 6-4 in one hour, 38 minutes at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open on Sunday. It was a successful debut in Geneva for the 34-year-old Seppi, who just three weeks ago reentered the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings for the first time since 27 June 2016. The 6’3” right-hander lost to No. 16 seed Lucas Pouille in a third-set tie-break last week at his home ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, the...
That did not take long. One week after relinquishing the top spot in the ATP Rankings, Rafael Nadal will make his return to No. 1. Nadal is set to embark on his 174th week at the pinnacle of men's tennis after ousting Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, in a pulsating final at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Sunday. He capped another dominant week on the dirt, capturing his third ATP World Tour title in less than a month. After five years, the Spaniard is back in the winners' circle in Rome. He notched an unprecedented eighth crown at the iconic Foro Italico, adding to victories in 2005-07, 2009-10 and 2012-13. Nadal was at his ruthless best once again and following...
Top seed Rafael Nadal is forced to play defence against Alexander Zverev in the Internazionali bNL d'Italia final, but somehow laces a stunning backhand passing shot for a winner. Photo Credit: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Alexander Zverev follow up a missile-like crosscourt backhand by stepping into a clean backhand winner down the line. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
There was little doubt that Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev were the most in-form players on the ATP World Tour, so it was only fitting that they battled it out for the final clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. A lot was on the line for Nadal — the Spaniard needed to lift his eighth trophy at the Foro Italico to regain the top spot in the ATP Rankings after losing it this week to Roger Federer due to his quarter-final loss at the Mutua Madrid Open (l. to Thiem) last week. And despite trailing by a break in the third set, Nadal came back to defeat Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3...
