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Novak Djokovic under pressure to extend crazy Italian Open record after Rafael Nadal loss

Novak Djokovic must continue to hold the fort at the Italian Open following Rafael Nadal's third-round loss. The pair share an incredible 17-year record in Rome, with at least one of them reaching the final of every Italian Open held since 2005. The Spaniard crashed out on Thursday while suffering with an injury against Denis Shapovalov, leaving the world No 1 under pressure to continue their remarkable streak.

Rafael Nadal knows when time to retire will come after injury scare in Italian Open exit

Rafael Nadal has admitted he knows when the time to retire will come after crashing out of the Italian Open while suffering with his chronic foot injury. The world No 4 led Denis Shapovalov by a set before the foot started to bother him, and he later opened up on "living with an injury".

Russian tennis chief hits back at Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina & calls her a ‘nobody’

Russian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpischev has criticised Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina for urging fellow players to condemn the Russian government.

Justine Henin says Carlos Alcaraz is ‘more complete than Nadal, Federer and Djokovic’

Carlos Alcaraz has taken the tennis world by storm, surpassing even his own expectations for 2022.

Aryna Sabalenka through to possible Iga Swiatek clash in Rome semis

Sabalenka reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday after beating Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and setting up a potential clash with world number one Iga Swiatek. Third seed Sabalenka beat American Anisimova for the first time in five attempts and now awaits the result of Swiatek's last-eight match with Bianca Andreescu to see who she faces in the semis.

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Novak Djokovic under pressure to extend crazy Italian Open record after Rafael Nadal loss

Rafael Nadal knows when time to retire will come after injury scare in Italian Open exit

Russian tennis chief hits back at Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina & calls her a ‘nobody’

Justine Henin says Carlos Alcaraz is ‘more complete than Nadal, Federer and Djokovic’

Aryna Sabalenka through to possible Iga Swiatek clash in Rome semis

Carlos Alcaraz 'more complete' than Nadal, Federer & Djokovic, says Justine Henin

When is 2022 French Open? When is the draw? What's the dates and schedule? Will Novak Djokovic be top seed?

'My day-by-day is difficult:' Rafael Nadal suffers from chronic foot injury ahead of French Open