The show in Roma must go on... but accident for Djokovic after the match tonight was something unexpected....
https://video.repubblica.it/sport/djokovic-colpito-alla-testa-da-una-borraccia-alla-fine-del-suo-match-degli-internazionali-d-italia/469054/470008?ref=RHRT-BG-P1-S1-T1 (LOUD VOLUME! Use mute....)
He get injured by a "canteen" that by mistake was lost by a fan. well it seems he lost blood and have also nausea due the accident...
However strong performance as usual even against of player that was pretty far from his tennis level.
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Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.
He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
I think its the right decision for Dominic. The game has moved on, the younger players
sre hard to beat and older players find it difficult to get far in tournaments after coming
back from injuries. Its best I think to retire on a positive vibe i.e whole still playing, similar
to what Rafa is doing, last week he bade the Madrid tournament farewell as it was his last.
It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.
Here I have to point out that WTA players can't choose which Masters series tournaments to play and which ones to skip. All Masters tournaments are mandatory and many star players have been commenting on this topic recently mostly saying that quality of tennis drops significantly because of the tight schedules and several long Masters tournaments in a row.
for the ATP side or can they choose where to play?
I see Ruud has vacated the Rome tournament early after been beaten by Kecmanovic,
Ruud is not having a good clay court season so far this year, disappointing from him.
It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.
Here I have to point out that WTA players can't choose which Masters series tournaments to play and which ones to skip. All Masters tournaments are mandatory and many star players have been commenting on this topic recently mostly saying that quality of tennis drops significantly because of the tight schedules and several long Masters tournaments in a row.
Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.
He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.
https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1788868637337477468
Rafael Nadal yesterday managed to win against Belgian Zizou Bergs even though he had to lose the first set, but in the second round his opponent was Hurkacz, this will again be a tough battle for Nadal.
Was surprised to see Rybakina resulting as a void on all my betslips I had put in earlier today.https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1788868637337477468
Rafael Nadal yesterday managed to win against Belgian Zizou Bergs even though he had to lose the first set, but in the second round his opponent was Hurkacz, this will again be a tough battle for Nadal.
Thought it was just a walk over but having her withdraw from the tournament is quite sad to see.
Nadal losing the first set was difficult thing to watch as he is a great tennis player and to see how frustrated he was after losing that set was quite sad to witness.
But legends always find a way to bounce back and he did.
Looking at his ranking I don't know if he can endure Hurkacz as his next opponent since he has been more active in the last couple years than Rafael has been.
It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.
https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1788868637337477468
Rafael Nadal yesterday managed to win against Belgian Zizou Bergs even though he had to lose the first set, but in the second round his opponent was Hurkacz, this will again be a tough battle for Nadal.
https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1788868637337477468
Rafael Nadal yesterday managed to win against Belgian Zizou Bergs even though he had to lose the first set, but in the second round his opponent was Hurkacz, this will again be a tough battle for Nadal.
These Tennis matches begin early since they are in Italy.
Watched the evening rounds with Fognini finally winning his match against Evans.
Fabio will be playing Taylor Fritz in a few hours so he will probably struggle without much rest inbetween matches.
Those matches played late into the night were due to the on and off rain delays in day game at Rome.
Have all the favorites winning in these rounds scheduled to play today with Zverev, Fritz, Ruud and of course Djokovic.
Watched the evening rounds with Fognini finally winning his match against Evans.
Fabio will be playing Taylor Fritz in a few hours so he will probably struggle without much rest inbetween matches.
Those matches played late into the night were due to the on and off rain delays in day game at Rome.
Have all the favorites winning in these rounds scheduled to play today with Zverev, Fritz, Ruud and of course Djokovic.
Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?
Not really, I've never heard of him as well. He's not exactly junior, he's 24 yo but only showed up recently, prolly a late bloomer and just appeared on tour. Will keep an eye on him.I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?
Nadal won today eventhough Bergs took the first set off him. Tough second round
draw now for Nadal because he faces Hurkacz ranked 7th seed.
Djokovic plays Moutet who he should beat.
On the WTA side I see that Naomi Osaka had another win today by beating Kostyuk,
now through to the round of 32 to play Kasatkina.
I just checked the outright odds for the mens winner and in top spot is Djokovic, no surprise
there at 2.85. Closest to him is Tsitsipas at 10.2!
OMG, that's a huge difference between the first and the second position.there at 2.85. Closest to him is Tsitsipas at 10.2!
Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?
Not really, I've never heard of him as well. He's not exactly junior, he's 24 yo but only showed up recently, prolly a late bloomer and just appeared on tour. Will keep an eye on him.I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?
On the womens side its the same, its rounds of 128 playing ATM. It will be interesting to
see how Swiatek and Sabalenka play. Outrights ATM are Swiatek 2.35, Sabalenka 5.70.
see how Swiatek and Sabalenka play. Outrights ATM are Swiatek 2.35, Sabalenka 5.70.
It's a bit weird as Sabalenka defeated Swiatek in Madrid final.
I just checked the outright odds for the mens winner and in top spot is Djokovic, no surprise
there at 2.85. Closest to him is Tsitsipas at 10.2!
Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?
On the womens side its the same, its rounds of 128 playing ATM. It will be interesting to
see how Swiatek and Sabalenka play. Outrights ATM are Swiatek 2.35, Sabalenka 5.70.
there at 2.85. Closest to him is Tsitsipas at 10.2!
Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?
On the womens side its the same, its rounds of 128 playing ATM. It will be interesting to
see how Swiatek and Sabalenka play. Outrights ATM are Swiatek 2.35, Sabalenka 5.70.
I thought FAA will be able to perform better in this final, but it was quite a painful defeat for him, he only won one against Rublev in a couple of meetings so it is very certain that the title will belong to Rublev, and this is the second ATP Master for Rublev.
ATP Roma, two top players will definitely not participate here, Jannik Sinner due to a hip injury, Carlos Alcaraz due to an arm injury, as well as defending champion Daniil Medvedev whose participation is still in doubt but there is no official news about him yet so it can be said that he will try to defend his title.
Yes, these two players will not take part in ATP Rome 2024 due to injuries, of course that is very unfortunate thing because the competition in this competition will not be as interesting as before.ATP Roma, two top players will definitely not participate here, Jannik Sinner due to a hip injury, Carlos Alcaraz due to an arm injury, as well as defending champion Daniil Medvedev whose participation is still in doubt but there is no official news about him yet so it can be said that he will try to defend his title.
It just that I think there are other top tennis players who have big chance of winning the title later and I predict that the competition in the race will belong to Medvedev, Djokovic, Zverev and Rublev.
They are the best players who will participate in the competition for the title this year, but I have doubt whether Medvedev will actually defend the title.
But it would be good if Medvedev can still play well and defend the title later because he will still prove that in this competition he can still be the best.
Meanwhile he will not play at Roma internazionali, Sinner was present for some autographs and visit a sponsor stand. Of course there was and assault by local supporters, here the full news
(Italian language) https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/05/07/news/sinner_foro_italico_autografi_mille_tifosi-422864041/
Very interesting, as part of Sinner-mania, according several sources, many supporters have start to sell their tickets when has been announced his absence...
(Italian language) https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/05/07/news/sinner_foro_italico_autografi_mille_tifosi-422864041/
Very interesting, as part of Sinner-mania, according several sources, many supporters have start to sell their tickets when has been announced his absence...
After losing the first set Rublev didnt panic, he increased his game play for the second
and third sets and was able to break Felix in each to win the title.
With Sinner and Alcaraz out of Rome there will certainly be a few top seeds who will fancy
their chances even more, maybe Rublev already has his eyes on this title too, that would be
remarkable. Ruud needs a good result in Rome too.
Women start tomorrow I think.
and third sets and was able to break Felix in each to win the title.
With Sinner and Alcaraz out of Rome there will certainly be a few top seeds who will fancy
their chances even more, maybe Rublev already has his eyes on this title too, that would be
remarkable. Ruud needs a good result in Rome too.
Women start tomorrow I think.
I thought FAA will be able to perform better in this final, but it was quite a painful defeat for him, he only won one against Rublev in a couple of meetings so it is very certain that the title will belong to Rublev, and this is the second ATP Master for Rublev.
ATP Roma, two top players will definitely not participate here, Jannik Sinner due to a hip injury, Carlos Alcaraz due to an arm injury, as well as defending champion Daniil Medvedev whose participation is still in doubt but there is no official news about him yet so it can be said that he will try to defend his title.
ATP Roma, two top players will definitely not participate here, Jannik Sinner due to a hip injury, Carlos Alcaraz due to an arm injury, as well as defending champion Daniil Medvedev whose participation is still in doubt but there is no official news about him yet so it can be said that he will try to defend his title.
Aaand the new Madrid Open WTA champ is Iga Swiatek! She defeated last year's Madrid champion Aryna Sabalenka 7:5, 4:6, 7:6! That was one hell of a match and Aryna had 3 championship points during the match!
Madrid ATP tournament is one of the weirdest of all time: a lot of players have withdrawn including the semi-finalist Jiri Lehecka.
Madrid ATP tournament is one of the weirdest of all time: a lot of players have withdrawn including the semi-finalist Jiri Lehecka.
Just saw the highlights of the womens final, that was a great tennis match, very
close which is what we want to see from the two top seeds and what the organisers
want for the tournament.
On the mens side the tournament has been a very weird one. The commentators at
one stage after Lehecka retired said that this scenario happened before, a finalist
getting 3 walkovers to reach the final.
Rublev is favourite at 1.35 which I think is right.
Aaand the new Madrid Open WTA champ is Iga Swiatek! She defeated last year's Madrid champion Aryna Sabalenka 7:5, 4:6, 7:6! That was one hell of a match and Aryna had 3 championship points during the match!
Madrid ATP tournament is one of the weirdest of all time: a lot of players have withdrawn including the semi-finalist Jiri Lehecka.
Madrid ATP tournament is one of the weirdest of all time: a lot of players have withdrawn including the semi-finalist Jiri Lehecka.
Just confirmed Sinner will not play IBI (Internazionali Roma) due hip injury.
Here the full news published on tournament website but of course has been posted already everywhere. https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/news/Hanno-detto/sinner-messaggio-social-rinuncia-ibi/
tomorrow there is a meeting with press where he will provide more details.
Very sad for Italians supporter
there is a strong hype behind him.
Here the full news published on tournament website but of course has been posted already everywhere. https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/news/Hanno-detto/sinner-messaggio-social-rinuncia-ibi/
tomorrow there is a meeting with press where he will provide more details.
Very sad for Italians supporter
there is a strong hype behind him.
Thats a dream final for the tournament organisers for the womens side, the two top seeded
womens players. I think I'd fancy Swiatek to win this, she has won all her previous matches
much easier than Sabalenka has.
The mens final however is a strange one, unbelievably Felix AA has another walkover into
the final after Lehecka damaged his back last night. In the post match interview Felix had mixed
emotions, he is happy to be in the final but has only played 1 full match to get here, Rublev has
to be favourite purely by being "match fit"
womens players. I think I'd fancy Swiatek to win this, she has won all her previous matches
much easier than Sabalenka has.
The mens final however is a strange one, unbelievably Felix AA has another walkover into
the final after Lehecka damaged his back last night. In the post match interview Felix had mixed
emotions, he is happy to be in the final but has only played 1 full match to get here, Rublev has
to be favourite purely by being "match fit"
Maybe this is another player saving himself for Rome?
Felix AA gets another parachute into a semi final against Lehecka, thats good fortune.
Its a strange semi final really to have all the other top seeds out and two players nobody
would have bet on to reach this far into the tournament.
Medvedev withdrew after losing the 1st set, he told the physio that he couldn't move properly and it was visible in late games of the 1st set.
A weird tournament overall, the best we can hope for in the final is 7th seed Rublev, basically against an unseeded player considering that Lehecka was no. 30.
It seems it will be an 'anybody can win this' Roland Garros. Top seeds injured or out of form, a lot of players between 20-50th spot with really good momentum behind them. One to watch for sure.
A weird tournament overall, the best we can hope for in the final is 7th seed Rublev, basically against an unseeded player considering that Lehecka was no. 30.
It seems it will be an 'anybody can win this' Roland Garros. Top seeds injured or out of form, a lot of players between 20-50th spot with really good momentum behind them. One to watch for sure.
The Madrid Open is not considered as important as grand slams that's why the top players prefer their health and fitness over winning the game.
Andrey Rulev is in great form and is now the top seeded player in the semifinals defeating Alcaraz in quaterfinals. He'll be fighting Taylor Fritz which could be a tense match but I believe he'll come victorious to get another title to his name. On another semifinals, Lehecka would play against Felix Auger-Aliassime, the later one had an walkover without playing while Lehecka got a straight win so he would most probably prevail.
You were right! he beat Fritz and continues his great run of form, he deserves his final
position TBH and hopefully he has found a winning approach to his play.
The same goes for Felix AA if he makes to the final, hopefully he has found a
more effective type of style to his play.
As expected, Andrey Rulev's final push was much easier than defeating Alcaraz. Lehecka got a walk-through on another semi and he won't be winning against Andrey Rulev unless he gets a walk-through to title.
There's much more competition on the womens side where the number 1 ranked Iga Swiatek is having the final battle with number 2 ranked Aryna Sebalenka. They are the top 2 female tennis players in the world giving their best. It's hard to predict a winner cause Sebalenka won over Rybakina 2-1 in the semis who itself is in a good form and Swiatek had a straight win against Madison Keys.
Medvedev withdrew after losing the 1st set, he told the physio that he couldn't move properly and it was visible in late games of the 1st set.
A weird tournament overall, the best we can hope for in the final is 7th seed Rublev, basically against an unseeded player considering that Lehecka was no. 30.
It seems it will be an 'anybody can win this' Roland Garros. Top seeds injured or out of form, a lot of players between 20-50th spot with really good momentum behind them. One to watch for sure.
A weird tournament overall, the best we can hope for in the final is 7th seed Rublev, basically against an unseeded player considering that Lehecka was no. 30.
It seems it will be an 'anybody can win this' Roland Garros. Top seeds injured or out of form, a lot of players between 20-50th spot with really good momentum behind them. One to watch for sure.
Maybe this is another player saving himself for Rome?
Felix AA gets another parachute into a semi final against Lehecka, thats good fortune.
Its a strange semi final really to have all the other top seeds out and two players nobody
would have bet on to reach this far into the tournament.
Medvedev withdrew after losing the 1st set, he told the physio that he couldn't move properly and it was visible in late games of the 1st set.
A weird tournament overall, the best we can hope for in the final is 7th seed Rublev, basically against an unseeded player considering that Lehecka was no. 30.
It seems it will be an 'anybody can win this' Roland Garros. Top seeds injured or out of form, a lot of players between 20-50th spot with really good momentum behind them. One to watch for sure.
A weird tournament overall, the best we can hope for in the final is 7th seed Rublev, basically against an unseeded player considering that Lehecka was no. 30.
It seems it will be an 'anybody can win this' Roland Garros. Top seeds injured or out of form, a lot of players between 20-50th spot with really good momentum behind them. One to watch for sure.
The Madrid Open is not considered as important as grand slams that's why the top players prefer their health and fitness over winning the game.
Andrey Rulev is in great form and is now the top seeded player in the semifinals defeating Alcaraz in quaterfinals. He'll be fighting Taylor Fritz which could be a tense match but I believe he'll come victorious to get another title to his name. On another semifinals, Lehecka would play against Felix Auger-Aliassime, the later one had an walkover without playing while Lehecka got a straight win so he would most probably prevail.
You were right! he beat Fritz and continues his great run of form, he deserves his final
position TBH and hopefully he has found a winning approach to his play.
The same goes for Felix AA if he makes to the final, hopefully he has found a
more effective type of style to his play.
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