Italian Open 2016: Monday Rome Masters Tennis Scores, Results, Latest Schedule

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Published: May 9, 2016

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Nick Kyrgios is safely through to Round 2 of the 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, as he made light work of Salvatore Caruso on Monday.

The Aussie notched an easy straight-sets win, something that escaped 10th seed Milos Raonic, as he was forced to battle hard to overcome wild card Marco Cecchinato in a decider.

In the women’s draw, Venus Williams eased past her compatriot Coco Vandeweghe in straight sets to make it into the second round. The 10th seed Lucie Safarova is also through after a professional triumph against Francesca Schiavone.

Here's Monday's results from Rome and a look at how the action panned out in an absorbing day’s play.





 

Kyrgios Coasts ThroughFor a match involving the firebrand Kyrgios, this was about as straightforward as things could get, as the Aussie didn’t give the Italian player a sniff in the capital.

There have been signs of the world No. 20 finding his best form in 2016 so far this season, with a win in Marseille in February followed up with semi-final appearances at tournaments in Dubai, Miami and Estoril. And from the off here, it was evident Kyrgios would be too strong for his opponent.



As these numbers from Live Tennis show emphatically, the opening stanza was dominated by Kyrgios, racing into a 6-1 lead:



From there, he was in complete control, using his powerful serve, mobility on court and accurate groundstrokes to dazzle Caruso. It paved the way for an inevitable second-set victory, which Kyrgios eventually won 6-2.

In the next round, he will face Raonic, although the big-serving 25-year-old’s place looked to be in doubt for a long time.

The Canadian seemed on course for a routine win when he broke early and took the first set 6-4. But the wild card fought back with gumption in the second, as both men struggled on their serves. Cecchin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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