On paper it looks like she copped quite a beating but Victoria Azarenka remains upbeat despite losing to Serena Williams. Azarenka was the last player to beat Serena back in February and many of the fans were bitterly disappointed that today's final wasn't closer after the three set tussles they c...

Rafa handed Roger another clay-court masterclass in Rome today. What a performance! Nadal has been in a class of his own this weekend and he handed Federer one of the most one-sided beatings of his career to clinch his seventh title in the Italian capital. If the Swiss hadn't broken right at the e...

What a performance from Serena Williams! Another title and she'll be hot favourite at the French Open. Serena smashed 41 winners past Victoria Azarenka to claim her fifth title of the year and her third on the clay, taking her winning streak to 24 matches. It wasn't quite as easy as the 6-1, 6-3 s...

Rafael Nadal goes in search of an eighth French Open title later this month, but why has the Spaniard been so successful on clay? Nadal is as short as 2.000 with Pinnacle Sports to win the 2013 French Open following seven wins at Roland Garros, and the Spaniard’s dominance on clay is down to these ...

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer renew their rivalry on the clay in Rome today and it should be the in-form Spaniard who comes out on top in the Eternal City. Saturday's wager in the 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia proved to be a comfortable winner as Rafa Nadal produced another impressive performan...

Berdych may be out but he pulled off the shot of the day! How about this for a backhand? Rafa Nadal turns defence into attack so well and Berdych looked to have lost the point after the Spaniard read the direction of his forehand drive volley. However Berdych guessed right as Nadal unleashed a tra...

Seven years ago these two great rivals contested one of the best matches of the past decade. Federer and Nadal have contested 19 finals so far and their 2006 Rome Masters clash has to go down as one of their top five greatest matches. Smarting from his defeat to the teenage Spaniard in the French ...

The grass courts at Wimbledon can be a haven for big servers. Here are five men who could cause a big stir with their serves this year at the All-England Club. Not since 2001, when Goran Ivanisevic recorded his sensational triumph,  have we seen a big server dominate at Wimbledon. It lo...

These two great protagonists are set to spar off yet again and Nadal is determined to enjoy every moment. Nadal is currently the record holder in Masters 1000 events with 23 titles in total. Six of them have come here in Rome and it wasn't hard to see why after watching his sublime performance aga...