Watch David Goffin, deep in his backhand corner, nail a Hot Shot on the run against Fernando Verdasco at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Four-time champion Novak Djokovic persisted past a confident clay-court player on Tuesday during his Internazionali BNL d'Italia opener, beating British qualifier Aljaz Bedene 7-6(2), 6-2 on Campo Centrale in Rome. Djokovic is coming off his best result at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament this season, a semi-final run at the Mutua Madrid Open last week (l. to eventual champion Nadal). But the World No. 2 had to overcome some early rust against Bedene, who has enjoyed his best stretch on clay during recent months, including a final run at the inaugural Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest last month. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays The Serbian was broken at the start of the match, but quickly...
#NextGenATP Alexander Zverev, the No. 16 seed, worked hard to overcome former World No. 10 and qualifier Kevin Anderson, who is on the comeback trail from injury, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes on Tuesday for a place in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia second round. Zverev, the leader of the Emirates ATP Race To Milan for a spot at the Next Gen ATP Finals from 7-11 November, will now prepare for a second-round meeting against Serbia’s Viktor Troicki. The 20-year-old Zverev is 22-9 on the season, including two titles at the Open Sud de France (d. Gasquet) and the BMW Open by FWU (d. Pella). "I'm excited about the [Milan] event," said Zverev. "I think the ATP...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win! Murray v Fognini | Goffin v Verdasco | Djokovic v Bedene | Zverev v Anderson [GROUP POLL]48[/GROUP POLL] The first round ends and second round begins Tuesday in Rome as Top 2 seeds Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic take to Center Court. Murray, who is 16-6 this season, faces No. 1 Italian Fabio Fognini. The Brit was 17-5 entering Rome last season before winning the title and finishing 2016 on a 61-4 run. Djokovic, a four-time champion, opens against Budapest finalist Aljaz Bedene. David Ferrer and No. 12 seed Tomas Berdych are hoping to post milestone victories against...
