Norrie into round three while Swiatek looks unstoppable
Cameron Norrie eased into the third round of the Italian Open while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek was in ruthless form.
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Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Australia's Popyrin in 2nd round of Italian Open
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has been ousted from the Italian Open after dropping a second-round match 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to Australian Alexei Popyrin on Friday.
Italian Open: Big names continue to fall as Ons Jabeur suffers early exit to Paula Badosa on return from injury
Another big name fell early at the Italian Open as Ons Jabeur's return from injury ended in a straight-sets defeat to Paula Badosa, but Maria Sakkari safely progressed. The Tunisian’s exit means that three of the top four seeds have failed to make it to the last 32, after Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula also suffered shock exits. Ad Badosa applied pressure on Jabeur’s serve throughout, taking five of nine break points to clinch a 6-1 6-4 victory in 70 minutes.
Iga Swiatek begins bid for third straight Italian Open title with double-bagel win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Iga Swiatek’s bid for a third consecutive Italian Open crown got off to the perfect start as the top seed earned a crushing double-bagel victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Swiatek was in an uncompromising mood under the Roman sunshine as she stormed to a 6-0 6-0 win in 67 minutes to set up a clash with Lesia Tsurenko or 28th seed Bernarda Pera. Ad The world No.
Andy Murray hailed by Boris Becker for being 'an absolute role model' to younger generation
Andy Murray has been hailed as a “role model for the younger generation” by tennis legend Boris Becker after the former world No. 1 claimed his first title since 2019 in Aix-en-Provence. The 35-year-old dropped down a level to play the Challenger tournament in France in the wake of a poor start to the clay-court season where he suffered back-to-back first-round exits in Monte Carlo and Madrid.
Rome Masters: British No. 1 Cameron Norrie and home favourite Jannik Sinner storm into last 16 with confident wins
British No. 1 Cameron Norrie is safely through to the last 16 of the Rome Masters after the 13th seed beat qualifier Alexandre Muller in straight sets, while home favourite Jannik Sinner also progressed. Norrie has struggled on clay so far this season, winning just two matches in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid combined.
Leverkusen's injured Andrich, Kossounou doubtful for Stuttgart - Alonso
ROME : Bayer Leverkusen's Robert Andrich and Odilon Kossounou are doubtful for Sunday's Bundesliga game against VfB Stuttgart after picking up injuries in their 1-0 Europa League semi-final first leg loss at AS Roma on Thursday, coach Xabi Alonso said.
Novak Djokovic says Carlos Alcaraz is 'the player to beat' on clay ahead of Italian Open in Rome
Novak Djokovic says Carlos Alcaraz is «the player to beat» on clay ahead of his return to competitive action at the Italian Open. The 35-year-old is making his comeback to the ATP Tour after struggling with an elbow injury during the clay court season. Ad He did not compete at the Madrid Open last week after struggling physically at the Monte Carlo Masters and Banja Luka.