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Rublev cruises past familiar foe Davidovich Fokina, revenant Basilashvili next
Andrey Rublev (No 12) brushed past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No 21) 6-4, 6-4 at the Foro Italico to become the first man into the Rome round of 16.
“Top 30 at the end of the year”: Djokovic’s conqueror Prizmic sets his target after reaching the Rome second week
Dino Prizmic followed his win over Djokovic with a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of Humbert to reach the Rome round of 16 – and named his year-end goal: top 30.
“It’s Sinner who feels the difference, not me”: Zverev says Alcaraz’s absence changes nothing for the rest of the field before the French Open
"Jannik is really, really the heavy favourite. Carlos on clay, when he's healthy, is equal or above him." Zverev sets the order after his Rome third round win.
“If you’re not ATP Top 50, you net more as a teaching pro in south Florida”: Reilly Opelka jumps into the prize-money debate
Reilly Opelka replied in the comments of a Patrick Mouratoglou post on Instagram about Grand Slam revenue distribution, in his own terms.
Fils retires after 22 minutes in Rome opener against wild-card Pellegrino
Arthur Fils (No 15) walked off Court Pietrangeli after 22 minutes and four games, struggling with what appeared to be a physical issue against Italian wild card Andrea Pellegrino (No 155) — the third round goes to the home player without a single completed set. The Frenchman, fresh from a Madrid semi-final last week and projected to meet Jannik Sinner in the round of 16, leaves Rome before he could really arrive.
The seed carnage continues in Rome: Basilashvili reaches first Masters 1000 third round in four years, ousting Shelton in three
Navone and the cramps upset Auger-Aliassime in a double tie-break, Felix third Top 10 out in Rome
Qualifier Llamas Ruiz outlasts Moutet over three hours to extend Cinderella run in Rome
Machac withdraws from Rome with illness, Medvedev through on walkover
May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis
“I felt his level dropped”: Dino Prizmic, 20, on reading the moment against his idol Novak Djokovic
“A new reality I have to deal with”: Novak Djokovic’s quiet admission after Rome exit
Prizmic ends Djokovic’s perfect Rome opener as Croatian qualifier lands second top-10 win
“We haven’t spoken about boycotting”: Alexander Zverev cools the rhetoric, but sharpens the numbers
First men’s second-round match, first upset: De Minaur defeated by Arnaldi, Jodar next
Can a brave decision stop Tsitsipas’ freefall?
“I want to blow apart this monopoly”: Angelo Binaghi sides with players against the Slams, and pushes his fifth-Grand-Slam dream
May 7 2008: The day Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal in Rome
May 5, 2005 : The day Andy Roddick’s sportsmanship cost him a win
« No reason not to play Rome, but let’s see » : Jannik Sinner knows how much it takes to reach that level