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Granollers/Dodig Sail Into Rome QFs

Granollers/Dodig Sail Into Rome QFs

Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers didn’t put a foot wrong on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, not facing a break point as they reached the quarter-finals 6-1, 6-4 over Nikola Mektic and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. The eighth seeds will look to reach their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final of 2017 after going 0-3 in their previous quarter-final appearances (Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid). Dodig/Granollers will next play Americans John Isner and Jack Sock, who defeated third seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 7-5, 6-3. Isner/Sock teamed up last October to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters (d. Kontinen/Peers). In first-round matches, Joao Sousa and Fernando Verdasco defeated Daniel Nestor and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-7(6), 6-4, 10-6. Sousa/Verdasco will face top seeds Henri...

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Del Potro Sets Up Nishikori Clash In Rome

Del Potro Sets Up Nishikori Clash In Rome

Juan Martin del Potro didn’t have everything his own way on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia when the former World No. 4 booked a place in the third round. The Argentinean, a quarter-finalist in 2009 (l. to Djokovic), admitted post-match to feeling nerves against the flashy Kyle Edmund in a 7-5, 6-4 victory over one hour and 45 minutes. "I think I'm playing better [than 2016], for sure," said del Potro. "Last year, I was trying to win a couple of matches at this moment of the year, and now I'm beating good guys. I'm playing well, and I think my game can still improve week by week. It's going to be a big challenge for me to play...

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