Are you ready to do it again? Even as all eyes were on the final in Madrid on Sunday, significant developments took place in Rome on the men's side over the weekend. I’m not talking about the first-round matches that were played at the Foro Italico, though there were plenty of those. I’m talking about the jam-packed practice session featuring Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic, who is hoping to make his return after a week away with a wrist injury. I’m also talking about the news that Roger Federer, in something of a surprise, is planning to make the trip and play the tournament a week after becoming a father for the second—or is that fourth?—time.
That should be enough to make Rome feel a little different from, and maybe a little more weighty than, Madrid. Here’s a look at how the men's draw might shake out.