#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...
Juan Martin del Potro improved to 5-0 against Grigor Dimitrov in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series on Monday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Del Potro dropped the first set but broke the Bulgarian four times in the final two sets to advance 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in two hours and eight minutes. “I think I played well during the whole match. I had my break points in the first set, and Grigor played better in that moment. I think he took the opportunities,” del Potro said. “But in the second and in the third I played solid from the baseline. I hit harder with my backhands, and I think my serves helped to win the match.” Watch Live On...
Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev, who captured the doubles title in Montpellier earlier this year, have teamed up again, this time in a bid for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown. The brothers began their quest with a 4-6, 6-2, 11-9 win over Sam Querrey and Gilles Simon on Monday in Rome, saving four of the six break points they faced in the 72-minute victory. They will next face Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, the second seeds and defending champions, in the second round. Florin Mergea and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Tommy Haas and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-2 to set a second-round clash with fifth seeds and Mutua Madrid Open champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. John Isner and Jack Sock advanced...
Tomas Berdych moved to within one match win of 600 victories on Monday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Berdych, the No. 12 seed and 2013 semi-finalist, triumphed 7-6(7), 6-4 over Mischa Zverev in one hour and 49 minutes. The Czech could not convert four set points on Zverev’s serve when leading 5-4, and he then saved two set points at 4/6 in the tie-break. Berdych, who has the same number of career victories (599) as his coach Goran Ivanisevic, goes on to meet Argentine qualifier Carlos Berlocq in the second round. Berlocq advanced past Robin Haase 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and seven minutes. Should Berdych win he would become the 25th player in ATP World Tour history to hit...
Sam Querrey earned a confidence boosting 7-6(6), 7-6(8) victory over No. 11 seed Lucas Pouille on Monday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Querrey, through to the second round for only the third time (also 2011-12), struck 14 aces and lost just nine of his first service points. The American saved two set points at 4/6 in the first set tie-break, then saw a 4-1 lead evaporate in the second set. Pouille, who qualified last year and reached the semi-finals (l. to Murray), could not convert set points at 6/5, 7/6 and 8/7 in the second set tie-break. [ALSO LIKE] Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Querrey, who defeated Rafael Nadal in February’s Abierto Mexicano Telcel final for his...
