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Rohan-Ebden lose in straight sets in 2nd round

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Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden suffered another early exit on the ATP circuit as they conceded a straight-set (2-6, 4-6) defeat to the home favourites in the second round of the Italian Open in Rome on Tuesday. The Indo-Aussie pair lost to Italy’s Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in a match which lasted for 74 minutes. This was the third meeting between the two pairings and all of those have taken place this year only, including a Grand Slam final at the Australian Open. However, this is the first time the Italian pair has come out on top of the Indo-Australian pair. Rohan-Ebden had a horrible start to the match as they got broken in the first serve of the opening game. They also had a poor set as they conceded break points in each of their four serving games and saved five break points before going down by a double break in the seventh game. The Italians took the opportunity with both hands and easily grabbed the first …

‘Nadal is bigger than the sport’, says Hubert Hurkacz after beating Spaniard in Rome 2nd round | Tennis News

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Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz hailed Rafael Nadal after beating the legendary Spaniard in the Round of 64 at the Italian Open in Rome on Saturday. Hurkacz served up a clinical performance to rout Nadal in straight sets (6-1, 6-3) as the 22-time Grand Slam champion equalled his worst performance on clay at the ATP level. This was the first time in 21-years that Nadal had only managed to win four games in a loss on clay, the last coming against Gaston Gaudio in Hamburg (2-6, 2-6) in 2003. Nadal would, however, put the Pole to the test with five break-point opportunities in the latter’s first game but Hurkacz pulled through. Hurkacz, ranked No. 9 in the ATP Rankings and seeded seventh in Rome, sealed his maiden Lexus over Nadal in 93 minutes. It was also his first win at the venue since 2020. “He is bigger than the sport” 🤝@HubertHurkacz on playing Nadal in Rome#IBI24 pic.twitter.com/vBESTVyrAR — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 11, 2024 “I’m definitely really proud of myself,” said Hurkacz after the win. “Playing Rafa …

Alcaraz storms past Marozsan to reach Indian Wells quarters | Tennis News

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Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday and avenge his loss to the Hungarian at the Italian Open last year. The Spaniard was in control throughout the match, pounding forehands and never losing his serve as he took another step towards defending his title in the California desert. A crosscourt forehand on match point sealed the win and second seed Alcaraz, who has said his only goal is to win the tournament again, had only a muted reaction after advancing, nodding to his team and yelling “Vamos”. Marozsan was a qualifier when he stunned Alcaraz in straight sets in Rome last May but Alcaraz turned the tables on centre court with a clinical and comprehensive win. “Honestly I was nervous before the match, I’m not going to lie,” Alcaraz said. “Playing against someone who beat you easily — I remember I had no chances in the match in Rome. It was difficult for me today to approach the match, but I’m really happy with the way that …