For forty years, Rome has been home to the Internazionali d’Italia, a tier one tennis tournament that takes place on the clay courts of the Foro Italico. Last week, Rafael Nadal came out on top of the men’s tourney. This week, the women are in action and today’s championship match pits Russian players Svetlana Kutnetsova and Dinara Safina against one another.
The two met last week in a final match in Stuttgart and Kuznetsova came out on top. But last night Safina, currently ranked #1 in the world and as fit as she’s ever been, imposed her iron will on Venus Williams and powered her way to victory in a match that lasted over three hours. What will today bring? Photographer Susan Sanders is sure to let us now. She’s been sitting courtside for most of the week and so today treats us to some action photos of the contenders.
For more photos of the Internazionali d’Italia (and other things happening in Rome), visit Susan’s photo blo, Rome With A View.
