Dominic Thiem is a man on a mission on the clay, looking to win his first Masters 1000 crown in Rome after his runner-up finish in Madrid. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers are moving closer to their first clay-court title of the season at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, marching into the semi-finals on Friday over fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-6(6). Kubot/Melo have been the most in-form team on tour, racking up ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in Miami (d. Monroe/Sock) and Madrid (d. Mahut/Vasselin). But Kontinen/Peers were not to be denied, saving a set point on their serve at 5-6 in the second set en route to claiming victory in one hour 36 minutes. Next up for Kubot/Melo is either eighth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers or Americans John Isner and Jack Sock. Second seeds and defending champions Bob...
#NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev is through to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final at the age of 20. The German powered through the second set to defeat World No. 6 Milos Raonic 7-6(4), 6-1 on Friday in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Zverev - who leads the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which determines the eight-man field at the inaugural 21-and-under Next Gen ATP Finals – will face John Isner for a place in the final at the Foro Italico. Zverev, 12 years Isner’s junior, leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-0. He is the first German through to the Rome semi-finals since Tommy Haas in 2002. [ALSO LIKE] "It's another stepping stone in...