Rafael Nadal will have another chance to set the record with the most ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles on Sunday when he meets top-ranked and defending champion Novak Djokovic at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia tournament. The Spaniard overcame compatriot David Ferrer 7-6, 6-0 on Saturday. “[It is the] best thing possible after a fantastic [...]

With the title win at Madrid Masters 2012, Swiss superstar Roger Federer regained the number two ranking. Novak Djokovic remains the top-ranked player with a thousand points to defend in this week’s Rome Masters. Here are the world’s top ten players as of May 14, 2012: [1] Djokovic, Novak (SRB) – 11,200 [2] Federer, Roger [...]

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said on Sunday he is looking forward to beginning his title defence at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and the challenges that are ahead in the next two months. “I’m physically fit and ready for the challenges that will come,” said the Serbian at the Foro Italico. “I’ve had a fantastic [...]

Top-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro successfully defended his Estoril Open title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over second seed and 2007 runner-up Richard Gasquet of France in 88 minutes. It was the first No. 1 seed versus No. 2 seed final in four years (Federer-Davydenko) at the Estadio Nacional. The final Del [...]

Fourth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber captured his second title at the BMW Open on Sunday, defeating No. 3 seed Marin Cilic 7-6(8), 6-3 in Munich. Kohlschreiber saved seven of the eight break points he faced, including all four against his serve in the second set, to seal the final victory in one hour and 49 minutes. [...]

Second seed Andreas Seppi dismissed first-time ATP World Tour finalist Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 at the Serbia Open 2012 Sunday to win his first title of the year in Belgrade. “I think my play was really solid this week,” Seppi assessed. “Maybe yesterday, the first set was under my expectations, but the rest was very [...]

World No. 12 Gilles Simon triumphed at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy for the third time on Sunday as he defeated first-time finalist Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3. The Frenchman had clinched the title on his previous two visits to Bucharest in 2007 (d. Hanescu) and 2008 (d. Moya) and improved to a 15-1 mark at [...]

The Internazionali BNL d’Italia, more popularly known as Rome Masters, will take place from May 13 to 20, 2012. This combined men’s and women’s claycourt event features the world’s best ATP and WTA players. This is a significant stop on tour prior to the second Grand Slam event of the year – the French Open [...]

The prize money at the 2012 French Open has increased significantly this year and what’s great about this, in most players’ perspective, is that it will benefit all the participants. The Roland Garros 2012 organizers revealed that the overall prize money is now set at $24.6 million, around 7 percent higher from last year. The [...]

The claycourt season is now in full swing with its first major event – the Monte Carlo Masters 2012 tournament in Monaco. The first of three Masters-level claycourt events has a total financial commitment of € 2,744,225. Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal is back this year and will aim to keep off his opponents from [...]