Let's start here: No one is predicting Rafael Nadal will lose at Roland Garros. The Spaniard is a 10-time champion at the clay-court Grand Slam and, at times this year, the 31-year-old has looked better than ever on clay. Before losing to Dominic Thiem in the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals on 11 May, Nadal had clay-court winning streaks of 50 sets – an Open Era record – and 21 matches. But legends do stumble. So if, on the off chance that Nadal has a bad day in Paris, who might have a chance at challenging him? We present six who could trouble Rafa on la terre battue. [ALSO LIKE] Keep in mind, however, these six – Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem,...
Juan Martin del Potro will undergo tests and then assess his immediate playing future after retiring from his third-round match against David Goffin at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Thursday. [ALSO LIKE] Del Potro said he felt something wrong with his left leg during the first set. He received treatment for what looked like a left-groin injury during his 1-1 service game of the second set. The No. 6 player in the ATP Rankings eventually retired down 2-6, 5-4. “I was worried about that so I decided to stop the game at the end of the second set to see the doctor and see what they say,” Del Potro said. “I will do all of the exams now...
Juan Martin del Potro drew upon his big-match experience on Wednesday to overcome the challenge one of the rising #NextGenATP stars, Greek qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas. Fifth seed Del Potro, a quarter-finalist in 2009 and 2017 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, triumphed 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 42 minutes on Pietrangeli for a third-round test against ninth seed David Goffin of Belgium. Del Potro and Goffin are tied at 1-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, following two matches in 2016 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters and the Swiss Indoors Basel. “It’s going to be a really tough one for me,” said Del Potro. “David has a great game, and he could be in the final of this tournament and...
Juan Martin del Potro talks about his straight-sets win against #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday in Rome. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Juan Martin del Potro explain why he believes he can continue improving his clay-court form at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
