Preview: Djokovic Battles Del Potro, Federer Plays Tsitsipas In Friday QFs

Novak Djokovic plays Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas as part of a blockbuster quarter-final lineup on Friday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Rounding out the action is an all-Spanish affair pitting Rafael Nadal against Fernando Verdasco and Kei Nishikori squaring off with Diego Schwartzman.

More to come…

ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY MAY 17, 2019

CENTRALE start 12:00 noon
WTA match
Not Before 2:30 pm
ATP – Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Not Before 4:00 pm
ATP – [8] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [3] Roger Federer (SUI)
Not Before 7:30 pm
WTA match
Not Before 9:00 pm
ATP – [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [7] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
ATP – [6] Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Michael Venus (NZL) vs Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG)
Not Before 1:30 pm
ATP – Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [6] Kei Nishikori (JPN)
WTA match

PIETRANGELI start 11:00 am
WTA match
Not Before 2:30 pm
WTA match
ATP – [3] Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) vs [7] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)

COURT 1 start Not Before 3:00 pm
ATP – Court & Time TBA – Guido Pella (ARG) / Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [8] Henri Kontinen (FIN) / John Peers (AUS)
ATP – Court & TBA – [1] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs Guido Pella (ARG) / Diego Schwartzman (ARG) or [8] Henri Kontinen (FIN) / John Peers (AUS)

COURT 2 start 12:00 noon
Two WTA matches
Not Before 4:00 pm
ATP – Court & Time TBA – [5] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
ATP – Court & TBA – [5] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO) or Denis Shapovalov (CAN) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) / Neal Skupski (GBR)