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Nishikori Looks Ahead To Rome 2018

Watch as Kei Nishikori shares his thoughts on the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, his first-round opponent and his form so far during the European clay swing. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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Scouting Report: 10 Things To Watch In Rome

The trio of clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments wraps up this week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. One year ago, Alexander Zverev became the first player born in the 1990s to capture a Masters 1000 trophy. There will be plenty of competition attempting to prevent him from retaining that title. Eighteen of the Top 20 players in the ATP Rankings are competing, with Rafael Nadal, who is seeking a record eighth title in Rome, leading the way.  View Draw 1) Rafa’s Record: Although he will fall to No. 2 in the ATP Rankings on Monday, Nadal can climb back to the top spot to start a sixth stint as World No. 1 on 21 May if...

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Nishikori Confident On Rome Return

Three weeks after reaching the Monte-Carlo final, Kei Nishikori is feeling confident on his return to the Foro Italico, having reached the semi-finals at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in 2016.

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Nadal-Thiem On The Cards Again For Rome

Rafael Nadal could soon have a chance at revenge against Dominic Thiem, who snapped the Spaniard's 50-sets and 21-match clay-court win streaks on Friday during their Mutua Madrid Open quarter-final. Nadal and Thiem could meet again next week in the Rome quarter-finals, should the seeds hold at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the season's third and final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on clay, which starts Monday. View Draw The top-seeded Nadal, after a first-round bye, could meet countryman Fernando Verdasco and then possibly #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who's in the Madrid quarter-finals, or 15th seed Tomas Berdych. Thiem will face either home favourite Fabio Fognini or Frenchman Gael Monfils in the second round. The sixth-seeded Austrian and 12th seed...

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