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May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 19, 2002, Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win the Italian Open in Rome for her first ever title on clay
Alexandre Sokolowski
May 19, 2026
“Everybody’s there to beat you”: Rome champion Svitolina will arrive at Roland-Garros with new confidence but a focus on the first round
A third Italian Open. A 20th career title. Four Grand Slam semi-final losses. Eight days before Roland-Garros, Elina Svitolina has reset the conversation about her chances in Paris.
Cédric Rouquette
May 16, 2026
Svitolina back on top of Rome eight years on, beating world Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in four days
Elina Svitolina (No 7) won her third Rome title, beating Coco Gauff (No 3) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 to complete one of the most demanding paths to a WTA 1000 trophy in recent memory.
Cédric Rouquette
May 16, 2026
“Just couldn’t dream about a better year”: Svitolina’s post-maternity comeback reaches a Rome final
Cédric Rouquette
May 15, 2026
Svitolina outlasts Swiatek to reach first Rome final in eight years, beating Nos. 2 and 3 in 24 hours
Cédric Rouquette
May 15, 2026
3 weeks ago
“In a way it freed me up”: Sorana Cirstea on the late-career breakthrough she didn’t expect
Sorana Cirstea announced this would be her last year on tour. It is...
Cédric Rouquette
3 weeks ago
Svitolina turns it around against Rybakina to reach first Rome semi-final since 2018, Swiatek next
Elina Svitolina (No 7) turned the Foro Italico quarter-final around against Elena Rybakina...
Cédric Rouquette
3 weeks ago
“More like a clay-court player”: Swiatek is rediscovering the version of her game that won three Roland-Garros titles
Iga Swiatek is into the Rome semi-finals, hasn't faced a break point in...
Cédric Rouquette
3 weeks ago
Swiatek’s level surges before Roland-Garros as Pegula falls in straight sets
Iga Świątek (No 4) dismantled Jessica Pegula (No 7) 6-1, 6-2 in Rome...
Tennis Majors
3 weeks ago
Rome: Gauff survives Andreeva marathon
Coco Gauff (No 3) reached a third straight Rome semi-final the hard way,...
Tennis Majors
3 weeks ago
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
On this day in 1979, a pig-tailed 16-year-old named Tracy Austin shocked the...
Alexandre Sokolowski
3 weeks ago
Gauff saves match point to reach third straight Rome quarter-final
Coco Gauff (No 3) recovered to win 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 against Iva Jovic...
Cédric Rouquette
3 weeks ago
“I’m trying to be transparent but also not give the whole world my business”: Coco Gauff admits off-court struggles
Coco Gauff used her third round Rome press conference to acknowledge months of...
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
“A little door is always open”: Sorana Cirstea, into the Rome second week, hasn’t quite shut the door on staying
Sorana Cirstea was going to retire at the end of 2026. Then, at...
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
“It was like a check”: the rematch Naomi Osaka has been waiting for, and the test Iga Swiatek wants before Paris
Two years after their Roland-Garros first-round thriller, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek meet...
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
Rybakina marches past Eala as Rome’s favourites rule this part of the women’s draw
Second seed Elena Rybakina beat unseeded Alex Eala 6-4, 6-3 at the Internazionali...
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
Sabalenka cites lower-back and hip issue after Rome exit, plans “days off” before Roland-Garros
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
Cirstea stuns Sabalenka in three on Campo Centrale as world No. 1 falls in Rome
Sorana Cirstea was 6-2, 2-0 down and 36 years old in the final...
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
Mertens saves three match points to dethrone Paolini and end Italian’s two-year top-10 run
Jasmine Paolini stood three points from the round of 16 in Rome and...
Cédric Rouquette
4 weeks ago
Gauff drops first set, then loses just one service game to reach Rome last 16
Coco Gauff hit herself on the head with her racket after losing the...
Cédric Rouquette