Rome Masters: Halep, Azarenka advance to second round
Halep gained a 6-4, 6-4 revenge on Alize Cornet in 1 hour and 25 minutes, following No.16 seed Azarenka's 6-3, 6-0 rout of Viktorija Golubic.
Halep gained a 6-4, 6-4 revenge on Alize Cornet in 1 hour and 25 minutes, following No.16 seed Azarenka's 6-3, 6-0 rout of Viktorija Golubic.
The Spaniard will regain the top spot in the ATP rankings to be released on Monday, a week after conceding it to Switzerland's Roger Federer.
The last-four success will give the Spanish top seed added confidence ahead of the French Open, where he has won a record 10 titles.
Next up for Nishikori in Thursday third-round action will be Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber, who defeated American Jack Sock 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday.
What the Russian has done will have many tennis fans rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
Zverev entered the rankings after his victory against Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3.
Djokovic revealed on Sunday that American great Andre Agassi would be his new coach.
The Serbian World No.2 was outclassed by the rising star from Germany in straight sets!
Muguruza had needed three sets to beat Venus Williams in the quarter-finals on Friday night.
Isner will face German Alexander Zverev, who got the better of Canadian World No.6 Milos Raonic.
