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Dominic Thiem confirms he will retire at end of 2024

The former US Open champion said his wrist was "not where it needs to be"

Simon Cambers

May 10, 2024

Nadal ready for a leap of faith: “I need to go for everything. If something happens, it happens”

The Spaniard said he needs to overcome the fear factor associated with returning from injury

Simon Cambers

May 9, 2024

Nadal returns to Rome with hard-fought victory over impressive Zizou Bergs

The Spaniard continued his farewell tour with a challenging three-set win over Zizou Bergs to move into the second round in Rome

Jamie Malachy

May 9, 2024

Ons Jabeur’s woes continue with second-round defeat to Kenin in Rome

The Tunisian is now 6-9 on the season and struggling for form heading to Roland-Garros

Tennis Majors

May 10, 2024

Rybakina withdraws from Rome through sickness

The world No 3 has been in excellent form on the clay this year

Simon Cambers

May 10, 2024

Nadal says Andy Murray was the only one who came close to rivalling Big 3

The Spaniard says Murray pushed himself, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic the hardest of all

Simon Cambers

May 9, 2024

Osaka hails Kostyuk win as one of her best of 2024 so far

The former world No 1 recorded her first ever win over a top 20 player on clay

Simon Cambers

May 9, 2024

Italian Open: Top seed Swiatek cruises into third round

Iga Swiatek beat Bernarda Pera 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday evening and will play Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in the next round

Tennis Majors

May 9, 2024

“Ostapenko won the French Open, so maybe I should stick to my guns” – Osaka still feeling for best clay-court approach

The four-time Grand Slam champion is playing her first Italian Open in five years, where she is hoping to find her best clay-court form in time for Roland-Garros

Jamie Malachy

May 8, 2024

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the end of the 2019 Rome Masters 1000 final.

“Facing Nadal at Roland-Garros is a paramount challenge” – Djokovic

During his media day in Rome ahead of the Italian Open, Novak Djokovic was asked about Rafael Nadal and his hoped-for participation in Roland-Garros

Mathieu Canac

May 8, 2024

Djokovic rested and ready to go in Rome: “I am on a good route to peak at Roland-Garros”

The Serb has not played since Monte-Carlo, having chosen to skip Madrid

Simon Cambers

May 8, 2024

Ten-time champion Nadal rates wins over Coria and Federer as his best Rome memories

The Spaniard says his 2005 and 2006 triumphs stand out above all others, partly because they were played out over five sets

Simon Cambers

May 8, 2024

Sabalenka: How she learned to stop worrying about rankings and produce her best

The Belarusian says she now just lets the points take care of themselves

Simon Cambers

May 8, 2024

Gauff and Sabalenka battling for No 2 ranking in Rome ahead of crucial Roland-Garros seedings

The American has a chance to overtake Sabalenka in the WTA rankings at this fortnight's Italian Open, with crucial repercussions for seedings at Roland-Garros

Jamie Malachy

May 7, 2024

Swiatek ready for challenge in Rome: “I’m not expecting myself to be fresh”

The world No 1 says she's using rest days in Rome to rest, as much as to practice

Simon Cambers

May 7, 2024

“We still have to decide a few things for Paris” – Sinner’s Roland-Garros participation in doubt after hip injury

The Italian has cast doubt over his participation at this year's Roland-Garros, having already had to withdraw from the Italian Open with a hip injury

Jamie Malachy

May 5, 2024

“I’ve had a lot of warnings to be more calm” – Rublev reaping rewards of lessons learnt from past outbursts

The Russian has been trying to apply a calmer approach to his matches in Madrid this week, to evidently good success

Jamie Malachy

May 3, 2024

Why Nadal didn’t cry: “I’ve not finished my journey with a racquet in hand…”

The Spaniard explained why he was not emotional as a montage of his five Madrid wins were played on the screens inside the Caja Magica

Simon Cambers

May 1, 2024

Garbiñe Muguruza with her 2017 Wimbledon trophy

Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza announces retirement from tennis

The former world No 1 announces her official retirement after taking a step back from the sport last year, having not played since January 2023

Jamie Malachy

April 20, 2024

Full Goran Ivanisevic interview: “I was ready to even die for Novak”

Coach of Djokovic for five years, Ivanisevic discusses the ups and downs of his time with the man he calls one of the greatest athletes of all time

Sasa Ozmo

April 3, 2024

Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf, On this day

May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 10, 1996, 15 year-old Martina Hingis shocked the tennis world by handing long-time world No 1 Steffi Graf her first loss of the year in Rome