Djokovic sees off Karatsev to ease into last 16 in Rome
Novak Djokovic's love affair with Rome continued as the five-time champion picked up his 60th victory at the Italian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 success over Aslan Karatsev on Tuesday.
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Raducanu retires in Rome as back injury persists
Briton Emma Raducanu was unable to overcome a back injury which forced her to retire from her first round match against Bianca Andreescu at the Italian Open on Tuesday.
Pegula enters Italian Open second round after Samsonova thriller
Jessica Pegula enjoyed a winning start to her Italian Open campaign on Tuesday, squeezing past world number 25 Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round. A runner-up to Ons Jabeur in the Spanish capital on Saturday, Pegula withstood 38 winners from the big-hitting Samsonova to set up a last-32 showdown with in-form Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina. The 13th-seeded Pegula, who played with a heavily-strapped left thigh against Samsonova, made the quarter-finals in Rome last season and has improved her 2022 win-loss tally to 18-9.
Denis Shapovalov snaps back at heckling Italian Open fans: 'Shut the f--- up'
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Novak Djokovic 'best in the world' says Carlos Alcaraz despite Alexander Zverev comments before French Open
Carlos Alcaraz has denied that he is the best player in the world at the moment and instead insisted that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic deserves such status. Alexander Zverev made headlines for savaging the ATP Tour over their scheduling of his matches at the Madrid Open, while at the same declaring that Alcaraz «is the best player in the world right now».
'My body is like an old machine' - Rafael Nadal laments 'all the issues' ahead of Italian Open campaign
Rafael Nadal has lamented «all the issues I went through in my career» as he attempts to get up to speed at the Italian Open. The Australian Open champion has endured a spate of injuries since his memorable triumph at Melbourne Park and is preparing for the French Open in Paris later this month. Ad/> The 35-year-old, who has 21 Grand Slam singles titles to his name, is in last-32 action on Wednesday in Rome having been seeded number three for the clay-court event.
Novak Djokovic edging closer to his ‘desired level’ as he sets sights on ‘big goal’ at Roland Garros
There were a lot of “positive and encouraging” signs for Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open and he hopes to continue his upward trajectory in Rome this week before switching focus to the French Open.
Stan Wawrinka ‘really happy’ after tasting victory for the first time in 15 months
Stan Wawrinka returned to winning ways on Monday as the three-time Grand Slam winner defeated Reilly Opelka at the Italian Open to claim his first win at the top level since February 2021.