Marin Cilic advanced to his first clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final on Friday in a polished performance at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The fourth-seeded Croatian was solid on serve, good in defence and gave little away in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 10 seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain over 66 minutes. “I’m feeling great [after reaching] my first semi-final on clay at a Masters 1000 event,” said Cilic. That's a good achievement. I was waiting many years for it to happen, so it’s definitely a happy moment for sure. “I served incredibly well, both on first and second serve. That was extremely important. It gave me a lot of freedom in my game. When I'm serving...
Rafael Nadal saw a 4-1 first set lead evaporate on Friday before regrouping to beat talented Italian Fabio Fognini, who was boosted by a capacity Court Centrale crowd at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The Spanish superstar denied Fognini his wish of an early first birthday present for his son, Federico (born 19 May 2017), in a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory that keeps Nadal in pursuit of a return to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. Should Nadal bite into his eighth trophy at the Foro Italico in Rome, which would represent a record 32nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown, he would supplant Switzerland’s Roger Federer at the summit of men’s professional tennis on 21 May. He will next play...
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Watch Hot Shot as Rafael Nadal proves that no part of the court is safe on Friday for the first serve break against Fabio Fognini at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Four-time Internazionali BNL d'Italia champion Novak Djokovic reflects on his quarter-final win in Rome on Friday against Kei Nishikori. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.