Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts during his quarter final match of the Men's Italian Open against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman at Foro Italico on September 19, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Riccardo Antimiani / POOL / AFP) ROME -- Clay court king Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open on...
Romania's Simona Halep plays a backhand to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska during their round 3 match on day five of the Women's Italian Open at Foro Italico on September 18, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Angelo Carconi / POOL / AFP) Simona Halep and defending women's champion Karolina Pliskova both...
Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a forehand to Serbia's Dusan Lajovic during their round 3 match on day five of the Men's Italian Open at Foro Italico on September 18, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) Rafael Nadal swept aside Serb Dusan Lajovic to reach the Italian Open...
Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a backhand to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta on day three of the Men's Italian Open at Foro Italico on September 16, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Riccardo Antimiani / POOL / AFP) ROME (AFP) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic made winning returns at the...
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti plays a forehand to Italy's Giulio Zeppieri on day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia ATP tour at Foro Italico on September 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Riccardo ANTIMIANI / POOL / AFP) ROME (AFP) -- Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Italian Open in...
Kei Nishikori of Japan plays a backhand to Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain on day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia ATP tour at Foro Italico on September 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) ROME (AFP) -- Japan's Kei Nishikori got his first win in a year at the...
Rafael Nadal (AFP) ROME, ITALY -- Rafael Nadal, absent from the US Open, is preparing for his return to competition after a six-month break at the Foro Italico in Rome, the organizers of the Italian Open tweeted on Thursday. "Rafa Nadal is already here, doing his first training sessions," said the...
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton competes during the qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on September 5, 2020 ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. (Photo by Mark Thompson / POOL / AFP) Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position with a new lap record at Monza for...
CI RICORDEREMO DI TE Portrait of the beloved former Italian ambassador, photo by specchioeconomico Most ambassadors fulfill their three-year posts and leave, checking the Philippines as one of their more memorable postings. Not former Italian Ambassador Massimo Roscigno who, in his posting in the...