Nadal survives thriller to set up all-Spanish Rome final
May 2nd, 2010 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 2 (DPA) Rafael Nadal survived a nail-biting challenge from on-fire Latvian Ernests Gulbis, leaping for joy Saturday on the clay after squeezing out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory to ... Read more...
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Gulbis win prevents Spanish sweep in Rome
May 1st, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 1 (DPA) Ernests Gulbis defeated Feliciano Lopez 7-6(6), 6-1 at the Rome Masters tennis to prevent an historic Spanish sweep into all four semi-final places.
The Latvian who beat Roger ... Read more...
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Honeymooning Roddick to miss Rome for second straight year
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 23 (DPA) Andy Roddick will miss next week's Rome Masters for the second straight year as the world number seven celebrates his one-year wedding anniversary.
The 2008 semi-finalist at the ... Read more...
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Four world records set on final day of World Swimming Championships
August 3rd, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 3 (DPA) The final session at the Foro Italico at the world swimming championships in Rome saw four world records being broken to take the tally for the eight-day ... Read more...
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Clary leads field into individual medley final
August 2nd, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 2 (DPA) American Scott Tyler Clary Sunday led the field into the final of the men's 400m individual medley in a time of 4:10.04 at the world swimming championships ... Read more...
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Phelps wins show-down in Foro Italica with world record
August 2nd, 2009 - 8:21 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 2 (DPA) Michael Phelps Saturday broke the world record in the men's 100m butterfly to win world championship gold in the Foro Italico in Rome.
Phelps said that it was ... Read more...
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Six world records takes Rome total to 35
August 1st, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 1 (DPA) Six world records in the evening session at the world championships in the Foro Italico here took the total for the meet to 35.
At the last world ... Read more...
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World records set at the swimming world championships
July 31st, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 31 (DPA) A list of the world records set at the Foro Italico in Rome by the end of Thursday's events. The competition ends Sunday.
Sunday July 26 (Six world ... Read more...
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Records continue to fall at swimming World Championships
July 31st, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 31 (DPA) World records continued falling in the Foro Italico here at the World Swimming Championships.
On Thursday seven world records on the day took the total to 29, with ... Read more...
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World records set at the swimming world championships
July 30th, 2009 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 30 (DPA) A list of the world records set at the Foro Italico in Rome by the end of Wednesday's events. The competition ends Sunday.
Sunday July 26 (6 world ... Read more...
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Rome welcomes the swimming world
July 22nd, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Mayer
Rome, July 22 (DPA) Think of a diva in Rome and one image likely to spring to mind is that of a sultry Anita Ekberg, taking a dip in ... Read more...
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Safina storms back; Jankovic loses in Rome
May 8th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 8 (DPA) Top seed Dinara Safina stamped her authority over Spaniard Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez, beating her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, to storm into the semi-finals of the Rome International tennis.
The ... Read more...
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Safina, Jankovic win rain-interrupted matches in Rome
May 6th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 6 (DPA) Top seed Dinara Safina and two-time champion Jelena Jankovic had to wait for their matches on a rainy day before finally advancing to the third round of ... Read more...
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Djokovic, Federer out to slow Nadal clay juggernaut
May 2nd, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 2 (DPA) Rafael Nadal continued to star on the spring clay with another one-way victory as supporting cast Roger Federer and holder Novak Djokovic lined up a grudge semi-final ... Read more...
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Nadal, Federer edge closer to another classic clay final
May 1st, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 1 (DPA) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer rolled over outclassed opponents to edge closer to a showdown final between the top two at the Rome Masters.
Nadal closed out the ... Read more...
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Federer loses to Stepanek in Rome Masters
May 10th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
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Rome, May 10 (DPA) World no.1 Roger Federer booked a flight to Germany after facing a shock defeat at the hands of Radek Stepanek while American Andy Roddick continued his clay-court progress ... Read more...
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Nadal gets angrier with crowded tennis calendar
May 8th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by admin
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Rome, May 8 (DPA) An angry Rafael Nadal, paying the price for two weeks of clay success in a compressed spring season, slammed the door Wednesday on talks with the ATP supremo ... Read more...
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