In-form duo Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur power into next round at Italian Open
In-form duo Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur both secured straight-sets victories in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday.
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Bjorn chosen as a Europe vice-captain for 2023 Ryder Cup
Former skipper Thomas Bjorn has been named as one of Europe's vice-captains for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy by current captain Henrik Stenson.
Rafael Nadal strolls past big-hitting John Isner and into last 16 of Italian Open
Rafa Nadal began the defence of his Italian Open title with an emphatic straight-sets victory over big-serving John Isner on Wednesday.
Canada's Andreescu advances to third round in Rome with win over Parrizas-Diaz
ROME — Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Spain's Nuria Parrizas-Diaz on Wednesday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas edges out Grigor Dimitrov at Italian Open in Rome after see-saw three-setter
Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a scare to make it through to the last 16 of the Italian Open after an engrossing three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov. Going into the match, Tsitsipas held the wood over Dimitrov having defeated the Bulgarian in the last month in both Barcelona and Madrid.
Rafael Nadal takes positive step back from injury with win over Isner
Not long before everything became about Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal was the story in men’s tennis this year. He had only just taken his first uncertain steps back from a near six-month layoff when, suddenly, he was spectacularly lifting the Australian Open trophy, compiling a 20-match winning streak and embarking on the best start to a season in his 20-year career.
Man Utd transfer news: Mourinho talks ‘trust’ with coy response to making Matic his third ex-Red Devil
Jose Mourinho hailed Nemanja Matic as a “fantastic player” and spoke of “trust” when asked about bringing him to Roma this summer.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal told to ‘come clean' over role in opposing Wimbledon ban
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been told to "come clean" as the ATP move to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points in response to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players. The two former world No 1s sit on the ATP Player Council, which has been in favour of heavily sanctioning the All England Club.