Watch highlights from Saturday's semi-finals at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, as Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev battled into the title match. Photo Credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Reigning champion Alexander Zverev reflects on his semi-final victory over Marin Cilic, as he targets back-to-back titles in Rome. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
When Alexander Zverev arrived at the Foro Italico last year, the German had never reached the semi-finals of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. In fact, at World No. 17, he held just a 17-13 record at the elite level. But the 2017 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, at which Zverev lifted his maiden Masters 1000 trophy, proved to be just the beginning. One year on, the 21-year-old defeated Marin Cilic on Saturday evening 7-6(13), 7-5 in the Rome semi-finals to win his 13th match in a row, as he attempts to win back-to-back-to-back titles after triumphing in Munich and Madrid. "It was very tough. It's always tough playing Marin. He's one of the best players on Tour right now," Zverev...
Despite falling to Rafael Nadal in straight sets at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Saturday, Novak Djokovic can take a lot of positives out of his week in Rome. The former World No. 1 showed signs in the Italian capital of returning to the level that helped him clinch the year-end No. 1 ATP Ranking on four occasions. He reached his first tour-level semi-final of the season as he continues his comeback from a right elbow injury. “I can only take positives from this week," reflected Djokovic. "I didn't really expect anything coming into this tournament, when it comes to results, because I didn't have many great results in the last period. I'm pleased with how I've played [in the]...
Top seed Rafael Nadal reflects on his victory against longtime rival Novak Djokovic in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
