Last week was all Madrid, this week it's all Rome - both tours, not much rest, another Masters 1000 and a week before Roland Garros for a very grueling May on Clay.
First congratulations to the two Singles Champs in Madrid - Ons Jabuer and (no surprise now) Carlos Alcaraz who defeated Rafa, Djokovic then totally annihialated Alexander Zverev in the Final in an hour!
When in Rome ... 👇
Internazionali BNL d’Italia ATP Masters 1000Foro ItalicoRome, ItalyMay 8 - 15, 2022
Surface: Clay outdoor
Draw: Singles 56, Doubles 32
This is the 79th edition of the Italian Open.
Defending champion: Rafa Nadal (won the tourney a record 10 times)
Seeds (in order of seeding): Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Rafa Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz, Diego Schwartzman, Denis Shapovalov, Reilly Opelka, Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut
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| Foro Italico (nee Foro Mussolini) built between 1928 and 1938 - inspired by the Roman forums of the imperial age, its design is lauded as a preeminent example of Italian fascist architecture instituted by Mussolini. The purpose of the prestigious project was to get the Olympic Games of 1940 to be organised by fascist Italy and held in Rome. |
The top 8 seeds get a first-round bye.
Other notables include: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Grigor Dimitrov, Miomir Kecmanovic, Botic van de Zandschulp
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Wildcards: All went to Italian players – Matteo Arnaldi, Flavio Cobolli, Luca Nardi, Francesco Passaro.
Protected ranking: Borna Coric, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka
Withdrawals: Taylor Fritz, Nick Kyrgios, Gael Monfils, Lorenzo Musetti
Projected QFs (by seeding):
Djokovic (1) vs Auger-Aliassime (8)
Nadal (3) vs Ruud (5)
Rublev (6) vs Tsitsipas (4)
Alcaraz (7) Zverev (2)
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| Pietrangeli Court - named for Nicola Pietrangeli (88 yoa) - who won Roland Garros in 1959, 1960, was runner-up in 1961,1964, won the RG men's doubles title in 1959 (together with Orlando Sirola), mixed doubles in 1958. Won the Italian Open in 1957,1961 - was ranked World #3, retired in 1973 with 44 titles. |
Internazionali BNL d’Italia WTA 1000Foro ItalicoRome, ItalyMay 9 - 15, 2022
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| "Partita Di Tennis Futurista" by Italian artist Gianni Clerici - located in the International Tennis Hall of Fame - Newport, RI,USA. |
Surface: Clay outdoor
Draw: Singles 56, Doubles 28
This is a non-mandatory WTA tournament, which means the winner actually receives 900 ranking points rather than 1000.
Defending champion: Iga Swiatek (defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0, in last year’s final) - most titles: Chris Evert with 5
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| "Creation of Adam - Michaelangelo Buonarotti - Sistine Chapel |
Seeds (in order of seeding): Iga Swiatek, Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari, Anett Kontaveit, Karolina Pliskova, Danielle Collins, Garbine Muguruza, Ons Jabeur, Emma Raducanu, Jelena Ostapenko, Belinda Bencic, Jessica Pegula, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Coco Gauff, Victoria Azarenka. The Top 8 seeds have byes.
Other notables include: Bianca Andreescu, Amanda Anisimova, Leylah Fernandez, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka
Wildcards: Italian players Lucia Bronzetti, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Martina Trevisan
Protected ranking: Bianca Andreescu, Karolina Muchova
Withdrawals: Barbora Krejcikova, Elise Mertens, Marketa Vondrousova
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| Amadeo Modigliani 1884-1920) Influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec, Modigliani was plagued by illness since a child, suffered from advanced tuberculosis in his 20's, his behavior stood out even in the Bohemian surroundings of the Expressionism & Surrealism movements in Paris of the 1920s & 30s. Frequent affairs, drank, used drugs, absinthe & hashish - died at age 35 becoming the epitome of the tragic artist, creating a posthumous legend almost as well known as that of Vincent van Gogh. |
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| "Portrait of Maude Abrantes" |
Two first-round matches stand out: Andreescu v. Raducanu and Naomi Osaka v. Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Potential Round of 16 by Seeding:
Swiatek (1) v. Azarenka (16)
Raducanu (10) v. Kontaveit (5)
Sabalenka (3) v. Pegula (13)
Bencic (12) v. Collins (7) (OR Bencic (12) v. Halep (21)👌
Muguruza (8) v. Jabeur (9)
Gauff (15) v. Sakkari (4)
Pliskova (6) v. Ostapenko (11)
Pavlyuchenkova (14) v. Badosa (2)
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