Mens Tennis: Internazionali BNL d’Italia

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The 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event known that year as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, with the men playing from April 25 through May 4, 2009, and the women from May 3 through May 9, 2009.

 

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Past Winners

2009
Rafael Nadal
2008 Novak Djokovic
2007 Rafael Nadal
2006 Rafael Nadal
2005 Rafael Nadal
2004 Carlos Moyà
2003 Félix Mantilla
2002 Andre Agassi
2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero
2000 Magnus Norman
1999 Gustavo Kuerten
1998 Marcelo Ríos
1997 Àlex Corretja
1996 Thomas Muster
1995 Thomas Muster
1994 Pete Sampras
1993 Jim Courier
1992 Jim Courier
1991 Emilio Sánchez
1990 Thomas Muster
1989 Alberto Mancini
1988 Ivan Lendl
1987 Mats Wilander
1986 Ivan Lendl
1985 Yannick Noah
1984 Andrés Gómez
1983 Jimmy Arias
1982 Andrés Gómez
1981 José-Luis Clerc
1980 Guillermo Vilas
1979 Vitas Gerulaitis
1978 Björn Borg
1977 Vitas Gerulaitis
1976 Adriano Panatta
1975 Raúl Ramírez
1974 Björn Borg
1973 Ilie Năstase
1972 Manuel Orantes
1971 Rod Laver
1970 Ilie Năstase
1969 John Newcombe
1968 Tom Okker
1967 Marty Mulligan
1966 Tony Roche
1965 Marty Mulligan
1964 Jan-Erik Lundquist
1963 Marty Mulligan
1962 Rod Laver
1961 Nicola Pietrangeli
1960 Barry MacKay
1959 Luis Ayala
1958 Mervyn Rose
1957 Nicola Pietrangeli
1956 Lew Hoad
1955 Fausto Gardini
1954 Budge Patty
1953 Jaroslav Drobný
1952 Frank Sedgman
1951 Jaroslav Drobný
1950 Jaroslav Drobný
1936-1949 Not Held
1935 Wilmer Hines
1934 Giovanni Palmieri
1933 Emanuele Sartorio
1932 André Merlin
1931 George Hughes
1930 Bill Tilden

Doubles

2009 Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
2008 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
2007 Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić
2006 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
2005 Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro
2004 Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
2003 Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
2002 Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
2001 Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2000 Martin Damm
Dominik Hrbatý
1999 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
1998 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
1997 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
1996 Byron Black
Grant Connell
1995 Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek
1994 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
David Rikl
1993 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
1992 Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
1991 Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević
1990 Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
1989 Jim Courier
Pete Sampras
1988 Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
1987 Guy Forget
Yannick Noah
1986 Guy Forget
Yannick Noah
1985 Anders Järryd
Mats Wilander
1984 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
1983 Francisco González
Víctor Pecci
1982 Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
1981 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
1980 Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
1979 Peter Fleming
Tomáš Šmíd
1978 Victor Pecci
Belus Prajoux
1977 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
1976 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
1975 Brian Gottfried
Ramírez
1974 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
1973 John Newcombe
Tom Okker
1972 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
1971 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
1970 Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac
1969 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen vs.
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche 4–6, 6–1, SUS (no winner)
1968 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen

 

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ulbis makes light work of Baghdatis, Querrey goes down

Ernests Gulbis def. Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2

Julien Benneteau def. Sam Querrey 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-6(2)

 

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First round exit for Baghdatis in Rome

MARCOS BAGHDATIS went down in two sets to Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-2, 6-2 on centre court in the opening round of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia yesterday afternoon.

 

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Djokovic breezes past Chardy in Rome, Hewitt struggles

Second seed and 2008 champion Novak Djokovic made an impressive start to his 2010 Internazionali BNL D'Italia campaign with a straight sets demolition of Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in just under an hour.

Djokovic opened the match well and broke Chardy's serve in the second game to eventually wrap up the set by 6 games to 1. The second set witnessed a continued domination from the Serb who did not waste any opportunity and closed the 6-1, 6-1 victory in just 59 minutes of play.

http://www.tennisearth.com/news/ten...st-Chardy-in-Rome-Hewitt-struggles-442963.htm

 

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Gulbis earns date with Federer

Ernests Gulbis has moved into the second round of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia by defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2.

The result now matches him with world no.1 Roger Federer in the second round, the second time the two will meet this season.

 

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Gulbis upsets Roger Federer in Rome.

Ernests Gulbis beat the Swiss Roger Federer in an enthralling contest in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament, on Tuesday, here in Rome with a 2-6 6-1 7-5 score-line. With this, Gulbis also earned the biggest win of his career.

Ernests Gulbis kept his cool in a nerve-wrecking contest and made all the right moves after losing the first set to clinch a victory in a three-set match.

Federer opened the match well and pocketed two easy breaks to close the opening set by 6 games to 2. The second set saw a major shift in momentum when the Latvian started extracting errors off Federer's racquet to level the match at the expense of just one game.

http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Gulbis-upsets-Roger-Federer-in-Rome-555253.htm

 

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Re: Gulbis upsets Roger Federer in Rome.

Djokovic first to reach Rome quarterfinals

World No 2 and 2008 champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-4 6-4 and became the first player to reach the quarter-finals of Rome Masters on Thursday.

Bellucci had another good tournament but Djokovic was too much for him to handle.

 

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Djokovic on course to reach Rome quarter

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic aims to secure his fifth ATP World Tour quarter of the season on Thursday. The 22-year-old, who captured the Rome crown in 2008, made a successful start to the week as he downed Jeremy Chardy of France in just 60 minutes of play. Djokovic passed through the 6-1, 6-1, opening-round clash untroubled, holding seven of 7 service games.

The Serb star heads into the round of 16 with a 19-5 season record, having advanced to the final eight or better in Melbourne, Rotterdam, Dubai (won) and Monte-Carlo. Should he pass through Thursday’s round of 16, he earns his fourth consecutive Rome quarterfinal berth.

http://www.tennistalk.com/en/previews/20100429/Djokovic_on_course_to_reach_Rome_quarter

 

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Soderling enters third round at BNL D'Italia

Swede Robin Soderling continued his impressive form which included a runner up finish in Barcelona last week with a straight sets yet hard earned win over Italian Paolo Lorenzi to reach the third round at the Internazionali BNL D'Italia, an ATP World Tour 1000 event, being played here at the famous Foro Italico.

Soderling opened the match on a bright note and broke the Italian's serve several times to wrap up the opening set by 6 games to 1. The second set saw some resistance from the Italian who held a lead at 5-4 but failed to convert and lost serve in the eleventh game to lose the match 1-6, 5-7 in 74 minutes.

In the day's second match on centre court today, four time champion Rafael Nadal takes on German Philipp Kohlschreiber for a place in the next round.

http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Soderling-enters-third-round-at-BNL-DItalia-694929.htm

 

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Ferrer teaches Tsonga a claycourt lesson, enters Rome SF

Claycourt Specialist David Ferrer continued his solid form on European clay and reached the third consecutive ATP World Tour semifinal with a comfortable win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the famous Foro Italico in Rome. Ferrer has been in impressive form this season with a title in Acapulco and semifinal finishes in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

Ferrer started the match under high level of competition and fended off tight resistance from the Frenchman until the last game when he broke Tsonga's serve to close the opening set. The second set turned out to be a lopsided affair when the Spaniard completed the 6-4, 6-1 win in one hour and 12 minutes of play.

 

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Verdasco outlasts Djokovic to book Rome semi

World No. 9 Fernando Verdasco scored his second clay-court win of the season against 2009 finalist Novak Djokovic, pulling to 4-5 in the head-to-head series. The Barcelona champion, who took out the World No. 2 in Monte-Carlo two weeks ago, held on to post Friday’s quarterfinal-round win in three hours and 17 minutes, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4. Verdasco improved his 2010 record to 26-6.

 

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Baltacha crashes out in Rome

Elena Baltacha fell in the first round of qualifying for the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome.

The British number one was the top seed but lost out in a deciding tie-break to Hungary's Greta Arn.

Baltacha, ranked 59th in the world, began strongly and raced through the opening set but Arn hit back and the Scot missed her chance when she was broken serving for the match before eventually falling to a 2-6 6-3 7-6 (7/5) defeat.

 

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Nadal ends Gulbis' dream run to reach Rome Final

Four time champion Rafael Nadal defied a spirited challenge from the Latvian star Ernests Gulbis to reach the final of the 2010 Internazionali BNL D' Italia, an ATP World Tour 1000 event, held in the picturesque Rome.

Nadal opened the match well and broke Gulbis' serve in the very first game to eventually pocket the opening set 6-4. The second set saw a role reversal of sorts when Gulbis broke Nadal's serve in the second game to level the match at one set a piece.

The decider turned out to be a test of persistence and mental strength as both players pushed each other to limits for an elusive break that ended in Nadal's kitty and got him the win with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 scoreline.

http://www.tennisearth.com/news/ten...lbis-dream-run-to-reach-Rome-Final-687105.htm

 

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Nadal Wins Again in Rome

Rafael Nadal won his fifth Rome Masters title in six years, withstanding two rain delays to beat his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer, 7-5, 6-2. Nadal improved to 10-0 on clay this year and signaled that he is back to dominating on his preferred surface after a series of injuries. He won the Monte Carlo Masters two weeks ago to end an 11-month title drought.