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My Masters 1000: David Ferrer

Fourteen years ago at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, David Ferrer recorded his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 match win when he recovered from a first-set bagel to stun World No. 1 Andre Agassi 0-6, 7-6(3), 6-4. On Tuesday, the 35-year-old Spaniard celebrated another memorable moment in Rome. He defeated Feliciano Lopez to earn his place alongside 12 other players, including Agassi, in the ATP World Tour’s exclusive 700-wins club.  Of his victories, a quarter of which have come at the Masters 1000 level (178-111), Ferrer picked his triumph at the 2012 Tennis Paris Masters as the most memorable. That week in Paris-Bercy, he posted back-to-back wins over Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before defeating Jerzy Janowicz for the title....

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Murray Searching For Answers After Rome Defeat

Murray Searching For Answers After Rome Defeat

Andy Murray is as confused as the rest of us. The World No. 1, who had his best season on clay a year ago, is suddenly struggling on the surface, and he's not sure why. The Scot suffered his latest stunning defeat on clay on Tuesday during his opener at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, falling to Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4. Fognini crushed winners from all over the court, finishing with 31, including 23 from his forehand wing. Murray, the defending champion in Rome, acknowledged that Fognini played well, but he also said he could have done more against the Italian No. 1, who was backed by a boisterous crowd on Campo Centrale during the late-evening match.  Watch...

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Nadal, Wawrinka Open Rome Campaigns Wednesday

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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