Facts & Figures: 2019 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

  • Posted: May 11, 2019

Facts & Figures: 2019 Internazionali BNL d’Italia

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Essential information about the #ATPMasters1000 tournament in Rome

The Internazionali BNL d’Italia is the third of three clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournaments, following the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and Mutua Madrid Open.

An 18-year-old Rafael Nadal won his first Rome title in 2005 by defeating Guillermo Coria in a memorable five hour, 14 minute final. Last year, the Spaniard lifted the trophy at the Foro Italico for a record eighth time with victory over defending champion Alexander Zverev. 

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Nadal and Djokovic shared 11 straight trophies from 2005-2015, with the Serbian winning four times (2008, 2001, 2014-15).

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<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/rome/416/overview'>Internazionali BNL d'Italia</a>, an ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Rome featuring Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Zverev, Thiem

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