Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday. In what was his 30th meeting with Roger Federer, clay court king Nadal outclassed the Swiss 6-1, 6-3 as he continued his stunning comeback following a seven-month injury absence. Williams, who will head to Paris next week [...]
Second seed Roger Federer will meet six-time winner Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters after a hard-fought 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 semi-final win over Frenchman Benoit Paire. Sunday’s final will be the 30th meeting between Nadal and Federer with the Spaniard holding a 19-10 lead. Paire has been one of the sensations of [...]
Victoria Azarenka has set up a Rome Open final with world number one Serena Williams after ending local hopes of a dream final with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Sara Errani on Saturday. Azarenka’s all-round more powerful and varied game carried her through a first set that was interrupted three times – twice by rain [...]
World number three Roger Federer overcame big-hitting Pole Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) on Friday to set up a Rome Masters semi-final with French upstart Benoit Paire. Federer wrapped up the first set comfortably but in a tighter second set the Swiss was forced into a series of unforced errors by the service game of [...]
World No. 1 Serena Williams comfortably made the quarterfinals of the Italian Open in Rome with a 6-0, 6-1 mauling of Slovakia’s 14th seed Dominika Cibulkova yesterday. Serena, who has now won 21 successive matches, will face Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro for a spot in the semifinals. “Nothing is ever perfect – I learned that [...]
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open yesterday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too. Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hope Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 in just 61 minutes, and two-time defending champion [...]
Commssioner for Sports in Lagos, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, has advised players of the Lagos Junior League to emulate the exemplary qualities of former Nigerian international, Victor Ikpeba as they aspire to become great in football. Oshodi, who was elected President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF on Tuesday during sports federation elections in Abuja, wants [...]
