Novak Djokovic has a familiar face in his corner this week in the build-up to Roland Garros, which gets underway on Sunday. With his pigeon-toed walk, former World No. 1 Andre Agassi has been drafted in to help the Serbian recapture his peak form and confidence. Agassi has returned to top-level tennis for the first time since retiring at the 2006 US Open and Djokovic, the defending champion in Paris, has been all smiles in recent days. ”It feels like a new chapter,” said Djokovic, who admitted to talking to Agassi on the phone after each match at the Mutua Madrid Open and Internazionali BNL d’Italia. “I was very glad that he accepted to come in person to Paris and...
In-form Rafael Nadal faces a major test if he is to claim ‘La Decima’, a 10th title at Roland Garros this year. The Spanish superstar has been drawn in the same half of the draw as defending champion Novak Djokovic, Milos Raonic and Dominic Thiem, the player who beat him in last week's Internazionali BNL d’Italia quarter-finals. View Draw Fourth seed Nadal will meet France’s Benoit Paire in the first round as he looks to add to his incredible 72-2 record at the clay-court Grand Slam championship, where he has clinched the 2005-08, 2010-14 crowns. Nadal could meet No. 31 seed Gilles Simon in the third round, with a potential quarter-final against fifth seed Raonic, who begins his quest against...
Kei Nishikori makes his debut this week at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open, looking for some much-needed confidence on the clay after a right wrist injury slowed his start on the European dirt. The Japanese star was forced to withdraw from Barcelona, where he is a two-time former champion, due to the injury, and could not take the court against Novak Djokovic in the Madrid quarter-finals. His comeback in Rome was halted by Juan Martin del Potro in the third round. So it is in search of matches and confidence that Nishikori competes as the second seed at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament, which is in its third year. Six of the Top 30 in the Emirates...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the final at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win! Djokovic v Zverev [GROUP POLL]54[/GROUP POLL] No. 16 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 2 Novak Djokovic meet for the first time in Sunday’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia championship. The 20-year-old Zverev, who leads the Emirates ATP Race to Milan for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, is appearing in his first ATP Masters 1000 championship. Djokovic, who celebrates his 30th birthday on Monday, is attempting to capture his fifth title in Rome and record 31st ATP Masters 1000 title. This is the 13th consecutive year (since 2005) Djokovic and/or Nadal have reached the Rome final. Djokovic is appearing in his eighth...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win! SF: Zverev v Isner | QF: Djokovic v del Potro [GROUP POLL]53[/GROUP POLL] The trio of No. 8 seed Dominic Thiem, No. 16 seed Alexander Zverev and unseeded John Isner are making their semi-final debut in Rome on Saturday. The other semi-finalist will be the winner of No. 2 Novak Djokovic and unseeded Juan Martin del Potro. Djokovic was leading the last QF match 6-1, 1-2 when play was suspended by rain Friday night. - IF Djokovic reaches the semi-finals, it will be the 13th consecutive year (since 2005) Djokovic and/or Nadal have reached the SFs in Rome. It...