Alexander Zverev reigns in Rome after defeating Nicolas Jarry
Alexander Zverev defeated Nicolas Jarry in Rome to win his second Italian Open title.
Roland Garros Sport News
Emma Raducanu Pulls Out Of French Open Qualifying To Train On Grass
Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu is likely to miss the French Open at Roland Garros after withdrawing from this week's qualifying tournament. While the Briton is a third alternate for the main draw, successfully coming through qualifying, which starts on Monday, would have offered her a guaranteed route to the main draw. Her name, however, did not appear among the qualifiers listed Sunday on the Roland Garros website. The 21-year-old won the US Open title in 2021 but has since suffered from regular injury problems and is now ranked 212 in the world.
Injured Jannik Sinner Back On Road To French Open
World number two Jannik Sinner is back training in a race to be fit for the French Open after missing the Rome Open with a right hip injury. The Italian posted on social media photos of himself with racquet in hand on a clay court in Monaco on Saturday evening, eight days before Roland Garros starts on May 26. Sinner accompanied the images with a series of emojis, one a sword, another the French flag, referencing his battle to make the second Grand Slam of the season in Paris.
Iga Swiatek 'Staying Humble' For French Open After Third Rome Title
Iga Swiatek refused to take victory at the French Open for granted despite romping to a third Rome title when sweeping aside Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in Saturday's final. World number one Swiatek will be red-hot favourite to successfully defend her Roland Garros crown afer comfortably prevailing on the clay against second-ranked Sabalenka. In front of a packed centre court crowd Swiatek became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to win on the clay surface at Madrid and Rome in the same season. She can join Williams in a European capital city hat-trick if she wins her fourth French Open title, and third in a row, with the clay-court Grand Slam starting in Paris on May 26.
Iga Swiatek dominates Aryna Sabalenka to claim 3rd Italian Open title - ESPN
ROME — The latest matchup between top-ranked Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka was hardly a contest.
Top-ranked Swiatek dominates No. 2 Sabalenka to claim her 3rd Italian Open title
The latest matchup between top-ranked Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka was hardly a contest.
Pain-free Sabalenka keeps close eye on back injury before French Open
World number two Aryna Sabalenka said she is playing without pain following a lower back injury in Rome but will not hesitate to pull out of Saturday's final with Iga Swiatek if the issue flares up and threatens her French Open participation.
Alexander Zverev Beats Injury Scare To Reach Rome Semis As Danielle Collins Sets Up Aryna Sabalenka Clash
Alexander Zverev reached his 18th Masters semi-final in Rome on Wednesday but only after a worrying fall which sparked memories of the horror injury he suffered at the French Open two years ago. The world number five from Germany defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 to set up a last-four duel with Alejandro Tabilo, the Chilean journeyman who had stunned Novak Djokovic earlier in the tournament. Zverev's moment of concern came in just the third game on centre court at the Foro Italico when he fell on the clay and landed on his front.