The Internazionali BNL d’Italia or Rome Masters is the second of the three ATP 1000 events played on clay. The best players in the men’s tour are now in Foro Italico to battle it out for the € 434,000 cash prize for the single champ and € 133,500 for doubles winner.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal skipped last week’s Barcelona Open to give more time for his preparation in this tournament. Should he win this event, he will claim his 17th Masters title, tying the all-time record set by Andre Agassi. Being the third seed, he will possibly clash with world number one Roger Federer in the semifinals. Federer is also vying for his 17th Masters title.
Here are the top eight seeds of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia: [1] Roger Federer (SUI), [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB), [3] Rafael Nadal (ESP), [4] Andy Murray (GBR), [5] Robin Soderling (SWE), [6] Fernando Verdasco (ESP), [7] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) and [8] Marin Cilic (CRO).
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