James Blake became the first seeded casualty in Rome Masters when the American 14th seed lost 7-5, 6-3 to Romanian qualifier Victor Crivoi in the first round on Monday. Blake fought back to 5-5 after losing the first five games of the match but he failed to force a tiebreak by dropping serve in the final game of the first set.
Blake briefly perked up again but then appeared to lose heart after relinquishing a 2-0 lead in the second set and 26-year-old Crivoi sealed the match with a sweet drop volley at the net.
Last year's runner-up Stanislas Wawrinka, seeded 10th, overcame a few concentration lapses to move into the second round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Igor Kunitsyn.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who has a bye to the second round along with the other top seeds, will start his title defence against Albert Montanes. The Spaniard beat Italian wildcard Potito Starace 7-6, 6-4.
World number two Roger Federer, yet to win a title this year, will begin his campaign against Croat Ivo Karlovic.
British fourth seed Andy Murray will face Juan Monaco after the Argentine qualifier swept aside German Nicolas Kiefer 6-2, 6-3.
2017年高考英语重点难点专题透析:第6专题 动词时态和语态
2017届高考英语考前冲刺:基础知识回归人教版新课标必修五
共享单车之后,来了“共享汽车”
2017年高考英语重点难点专题透析:第19专题 短文改错
2017届高考英语考前冲刺精品复习讲义(北师大版):写作(十二)
2017届高考英语考前冲刺:基础知识回归人教版新课标必修三
2017年高考英语重点难点专题透析:第1专题 名词和主谓一致
2017届高考英语考前冲刺精品复习讲义(北师大版):写作(十三)
2017英语词汇篇人教版必修2 unit 3《Computers》课件
2017届高考英语考前冲刺精品复习讲义(北师大版):写作(二十九)
翻译技巧:语态的选择
2017届高考英语考前冲刺精品复习讲义(北师大版):写作(十七)
2017英语词汇篇人教版选修6 unit 4《Global warming》课件
2017届高考英语考前冲刺:常用动词汇总
国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: Chinas monetary policy to be more prudent, neutral
口译中最常见的单词或词组的缩写
体坛英语资讯:South Korea win 2 short-track speed skating golds at Almaty Universiade
2017届高考英语考前冲刺:常考知识串讲
2017届高考英语考前冲刺:基础知识回归人教版新课标必修一
2017届高考英语考前冲刺精品复习讲义(北师大版):写作(十九)