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Djokovic v Del Potro, Nadal v Thiem Friday In Rome

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches Friday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win! Djokovic v del Potro | Nadal v Thiem | Raonic v Zverev | Cilic v Isner [GROUP POLL]52[/GROUP POLL] No. 2 seed and four-time winner Novak Djokovic along with No. 4 and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal headline the quarter-finals on Friday. They have accounted for 11 of the past 12 titles. The other quarter-finalists looking to break their dominance in Rome are No. 5 seed Milos Raonic, No. 6 Marin Cilic, No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 16 Alexander Zverev and unseeded John Isner and Juan Martin del Potro. Of the group, only Raonic has advanced past the QFs...

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Nishikori, Del Potro Face Off Thursday In Rome; Nadal, Djokovic In Action

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches Thursday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win! Nadal v Sock | Djokovic vs Bautista Agut | Nishikori v Del Potro | Fognini v Zverev [GROUP POLL]51[/GROUP POLL]  The third round on Thursday features eight of the Top 9 seeds with a blockbuster line-up with No. 2 Novak Djokovic, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, No. 4 and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal leading the way. Overall 11 of the Top 16 seeds are remaining. In addition, three Americans are in the third round in Rome for the first time since 2002 with No. 13 seed Jack Sock and unseeded John Isner and Sam Querrey. In 2002, Andre Agassi...

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Nadal, Wawrinka Open Rome Campaigns Wednesday

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win! Nadal v Almagro | Nishikori v Ferrer | Raonic v Haas | Thiem v Cuevas [GROUP POLL]49[/GROUP POLL] View Wednesday schedule and check back later for preview notes • The remaining 10 second round matches are on Wednesday’s schedule with five of the Top 8 seeds leading the way: No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, No. 4 and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal, No. 5 Milos Raonic, No. 7 Kei Nishikori and No. 8 Dominic Thiem. Three other seeds: No. 13 Jack Sock, No. 15 Pablo Carreno Busta and No. 16 Alexander Zverev are in action. • In the opening match...

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Djokovic Opens Rome Bid; Murray Plays Fognini Tuesday

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...

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Del Potro, Dimitrov Square Off Monday In Rome

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for Monday's opening rounds at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia & vote for who you think will win!  Del Potro v Dimitrov | Berdych v Zverev | Goffin v Bellucci | Pouille v Querrey [GROUP POLL]47[/GROUP POLL] View Rome Daily Schedule One year ago in Rome, Lucas Pouille became just the second lucky loser to reach an ATP Masters 1000 semi-final since the series started in 1990. Pouille returns to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Monday as the No. 11 seed after reaching a career-high No. 13 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on May 8. The Budapest champion Pouille meets Acapulco champion Sam Querrey. Pouille is one of nine men in first-round action on Monday who have reached the quarter-finals or semi-finals in...

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