In what was a completely dominating victory for , the Spaniard further proved his claim as the "King of Clay Courts" with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over to win the 2013 Rome Masters championship. of Sports Illustrated reveals the incredibly fast pace of the championship match on Twitter:Now finished with the Italian championship, the two world-class tennis stars will immediately start...

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Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday.

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American tennis icon kept her hot streak going through the 2013 Rome Masters on Sunday as she took down in straight sets for a 6-1, 6-3 victory.It was the 51st professional title of Williams' star-studded career, according to Tennis Connected on Twitter.For Azarenka, the loss will prove to be a hard pill to swallow. Just earlier this year, she lost her No. 1 ranking to Williams, and the end...

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The top-ranked American will enter the French Open on a 24-match winning streak.

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Rafel Nadal controlled the Italian Open final from start to finish, beating Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 Sunday in the 30th meeting between the two stars.

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Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive tennis tour title when she thrashed former world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3 to take the Italian Open on Sunday.

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It is hard to know when an athlete has returned to his true form after missing time with an injury, but is clearly back.The tennis star missed seven months with a knee injury and then struggled when he returned to the court. In his first tournament in Chile, he went far against the weak field but then lost to Horacio Zeballos in the finals.At that point, the question remained about whether he...

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Venus and Serena Williams have never been held to the same standards as other athletes in their sport. They were the ones who were meant to win rooms full of trophies in singles, doubles and mixed—most of which they did—and in turn have become two of the most storied tennis players in the history of the game.But as Venus, now 32, has hobbled along a 2013 schedule littered with...

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The 2013 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship is certainly starting to heat up now with the prospect of being crowned champion this year down to just four programs.UCLA, Ohio State, Georgia and Virginia will battle it out in the Final Four for a spot in the National Championship.And given the caliber of tennis that we've seen from some of the top college players in the country thus far, it's shaping as...

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struggled at the Madrid Open in his first competitive performance sincereturning from a two-month layoff, but the Rome Masters has been much kinder to the 31-year-old. With some dominating performances and a gritty win against Benoit Paire on Saturday, FedEx is now in position to close out the Rome Masters in convincing fashion and turn his focus to the French Open. Federer struggled with the...

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