Italian Open: Serena Williams Withdraws with Knee Injury, Zverev Ousted, Kyrgios Stops Medvedev
(May 14, 2019) Serena Williams pulled out of the Italian Open on Tuesday before her second round match against sister Venus due to her injured left knee. Serena withdrew from the third-round of the Miami Open back in March with the same injury. She also retired from a match at Indian Wells in early March with a virus while playing Garbine Muguruza,
The 37-year-ol American retired due to a viral illness during her third-round match against Garbine Muguruza in Indian Wells, California; and withdrew with the left knee injury before her third-round match at the Miami Open in March.
Williams’ next scheduled event is the French Open in less than two weeks.
Hometown hero, Italian wild card Matteo Berrettini upset 2017 Rome champion No. 4 Alexander Zverev 7-5, 7-5 in a circus-like cheering atmosphere.
Australian Nick Kyrgios upset 12th seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round for his first victory on clay this season. He began the match with an underhand serve.
Another surprise on the men’s side had Portugal’s Joao Sousa save four match points before defeating Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4). He’ll play No. 3 seed Roger Federer next. .
In women’s play Caroline Wozniacki had to retire from her match against American Danielle Collins with a left leg injury.
Victoria Azarenka saved a match point in knocking out two-time defending champion, 5th seed Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
May 13-19, 2019
Rome, Italy
RESULTS – MAY 14, 2019
WTA Singles – Second Round
[4] Ka. Pliskova (CZE) d A. Tomljanovic (AUS) 63 63
[WC] V. Azarenka (BLR) d [5] E. Svitolina (UKR) 46 61 75 – saved one match point
[8] A. Barty (AUS) d V. Kuzmova (SVK) 46 63 64
[WC] V. Williams (USA) d [10] S. Williams (USA) w/o (left knee injury)
WTA First Round
[Q] A. Cornet (FRA) d [9] A. Sabalenka (BLR) 61 64
D. Collins (USA) d [11] C. Wozniacki (DEN) 76(5) ret. (left lower leg injury)
B. Bencic (SUI) d [12] A. Sevastova (LAT) 26 63 62
[16] J. Goerges (GER) d S. Hsieh (TPE) 63 64
M. Buzarnescu (ROU) d J. Ostapenko (LAT) 62 54 ret. (viral illness)
C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) d D. Yastremska (UKR) 64 16 63
M. Vondrousova (CZE) d B. Strycova (CZE) 16 64 76(4)
D. Kasatkina (RUS) d [Q] I. Begu (ROU) 62 76(5)
[Q] K. Mladenovic (FRA) d C. Garcia (FRA) 61 62
[Q] M. Sakkari (GRE) d A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 61 75
WTA Doubles – First Round
[6] G. Dabrowski (CAN) / Y. Xu (CHN) d [WC] D. Chiesa (ITA) / J. Paolini (ITA) 76(3) 62
[7] H. Chan (TPE) / L. Chan (TPE) d D. Jurak (CRO) / R. Olaru (ROU) 36 60 10-5
S. Aoyama (JPN) / L. Marozava (BLR) d K. Christian (USA) / A. Panova (RUS) 63 64
A. Sasnovich (BLR) / L. Tsurenko (UKR) d [WC] A. Grymalska (ITA) / G. Marchetti (ITA) 76(4) 75
A. Klepac (SLO) / A. Krunic (SRB) d [WC] S. Errani (ITA) / M. Trevisan (ITA) 63 61
ATP Singles Second Round
[4] Nikoloz Basilashvili d Laslo Djere 75 64
Matteo Berrettini d [4] Alexander Zverev 75 75
[11] Karen Khachanov d Roberto Bautista Agut 57 64 62
ATP First Round
[9] Marin Cilic d Andrea Basso 61 75
Nick Kyrgios d [12] Daniil Medvedev 63 36 63
Radu Albot d Benoit Paire 63 62
Jeremy Chardy d Richard Gasquet 61 46 63
Taylor Fritz d Guido Pella 63 64
David Goffin d Stan Wawrinka 46 60 62
Diego Schwartzman d Yoshihito Nishioka 61 64
Joao Sousa d Frances Tiafoe 63 67(3) 76(4)
Jan-Lennard Struff d Grigor Dimitrov 64 67(5) 63
ORDER OF PLAY – WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019
CENTRALE start 11:00 am
ATP – J. Sousa (POR) vs [3] R. Federer (SUI)
ATP – J. Chardy (FRA) vs [2] R. Nadal (ESP)
WTA – [1] N. Osaka (JPN) vs D. Cibulkova (SVK)
Not Before 7:30 pm
ATP – [1] N. Djokovic (SRB) vs D. Shapovalov (CAN)
Not Before 9:00 pm
WTA – [14] A. Kontaveit (EST) vs [Q] M. Sakkari (GRE)
GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
WTA – [LL] A. Anisimova (USA) vs [6] K. Bertens (NED)
ATP – [5] D. Thiem (AUT) vs F. Verdasco (ESP)
ATP – R. Albot (MDA) vs [10] F. Fognini (ITA)
WTA – Y. Putintseva (KAZ) vs [2] P. Kvitova (CZE)
ATP – D. Goffin (BEL) vs [7] J. del Potro (ARG)
PIETRANGELI start 11:00 am
WTA – J. Konta (GBR) vs [7] S. Stephens (USA)
WTA – [3] S. Halep (ROU) vs M. Vondrousova (CZE)
ATP – [Q] T. Fritz (USA) vs [6] K. Nishikori (JPN)
ATP – [8] S. Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [WC] J. Sinner (ITA)
WTA – M. Buzarnescu (ROU) vs [16] J. Goerges (GER)
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
WTA – [13] M. Keys (USA) vs S. Kenin (USA)
Not Before 1:00 pm
WTA – V. Azarenka (BLR) / A. Barty (AUS) vs M. Kato (JPN) / J. Moore (AUS)
ATP – [9] M. Cilic (CRO) vs J. Struff (GER)
ATP – N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs [Q] C. Ruud (NOR)
COURT 2 start 11:00 am
WTA – G. Muguruza (ESP) vs D. Collins (USA)
WTA – [Q] K. Mladenovic (FRA) vs B. Bencic (SUI)
WTA – A. Rosolska (POL) / Z. Yang (CHN) vs [3] S. Stosur (AUS) / S. Zhang (CHN)
Not Before 4:00 pm
ATP – Possible Court Change – P. Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [16] M. Cecchinato (ITA)
COURT 3 start 11:00 am
ATP – [6] R. Klaasen (RSA) / M. Venus (NZL) vs M. Middelkoop (NED) / G. Simon (FRA)
Not Before 12:00 noon
ATP – D. Schwartzman (ARG) vs [Q] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
ATP – K. Edmund (GBR) / N. Skupski (GBR) vs [4] N. Mektic (CRO) / F. Skugor (CRO)
ATP – [1] L. Kubot (POL) / M. Melo (BRA) vs J. Melzer (AUT) / D. Thiem (AUT)
COURT 4 start 11:00 am
WTA – [Q] A. Cornet (FRA) vs C. Suárez Navarro (ESP)
WTA – D. Kasatkina (RUS) vs K. Siniakova (CZE)
Not Before 2:00 pm
ATP – K. Khachanov (RUS) / M. Lopez (ESP) vs [7] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA)
ATP – [3] J. Cabal (COL) / R. Farah (COL) vs [Alt] A. Krajicek (USA) / A. Sitak (NZL)
COURT 6 start 11:00 am
WTA – [8] A. Groenefeld (GER) / D. Schuurs (NED) vs N. Kichenok (UKR) / A. Spears (USA)
WTA – A. Klepac (SLO) / A. Krunic (SRB) vs [2] N. Melichar (USA) / K. Peschke (CZE)
WTA – [7] H. Chan (TPE) / L. Chan (TPE) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / A. Sevastova (LAT)
