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Sorana Cirstea, Rome 2026

Cirstea reaches first Rome semi-final at 36, downing Ostapenko in her farewell season

Sorana Cirstea (No 26) reached the first Rome semi-final of her career at 36, beating Jeļena Ostapenko (No 22) 6-1, 7-6(0) and her second win over a Grand Slam champion in four days.

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Cédric Rouquette
Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026

Musetti out of Rome, out of top 10, and unsure of Roland-Garros after Ruud defeat

The Norwegian dispatched the home favourite 6-3, 6-1 to reach a fifth Rome quarter-final – and the Italian leaves the top 10 nursing the fourth thigh injury of a brutal 13 months. Ruud said afterwards he had spotted Musetti's struggles on a tape, and made him run accordingly.

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Cédric Rouquette
Thiago Agustin Tirante, Rome 2026

Tirante ends Cobolli’s home run as Rome closes its third-round programme

Thiago Tirante (No 69) ended Flavio Cobolli's home run at the Foro Italico in the night's closing match, the Argentine controlling proceedings for a 6-3, 6-4 win over the Italian No 10 seed in an hour and 18 minutes. Tirante has now beaten Norrie and Cobolli on the way to a first Masters 1000 round of 16.

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Arthur Fils, 2026

Arthur Fils says scans are clear after Rome retirement, “back to work for Paris”

Arthur Fils has said the scans taken after his Rome retirement are clear, and he is already back in training for Roland-Garros.

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Cédric Rouquette
Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026

“All the cards on the table”: Sinner confirms Madrid was a question mark in his Roland-Garros plan

Jannik Sinner has confirmed that Madrid was not a sure thing on his original clay calendar. The decision to play was made in-season, with Roland-Garros in mind.

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Cédric Rouquette
Andrea Pellegrino, Rome 2026
2 months ago

Pellegrino completes Italian fairy tale in Rome with stunning Tiafoe upset

Andrea Pellegrino (No 155) walked into his first ATP Masters 1000 main draw...
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Holger Rune, Rome 2024
2 months ago

Rune withdraws from Hamburg and Roland-Garros as Dane refuses to come back at “less than 110%”

Holger Rune is not coming back yet. The 22-year-old Dane, seven months out...
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Cédric Rouquette
Andrey Rublev, Rome 2026
2 months ago

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...
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Dino Prizmic, Rome 2026
2 months ago

“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...
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Cédric Rouquette
Alexander Zverev, Rome 2026
2 months ago

“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,...
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Cédric Rouquette
Reilly Opelka, Miami 2025
2 months ago

“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...
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Cédric Rouquette
Arthur Fils and Arturo Pellegrino | © Tennis Majors
2 months ago

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...
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Cédric Rouquette
Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
2 months ago

Sinner opens Rome with clinical Ofner win as Masters streak stretches to 29

While Aryna Sabalenka, Jasmine Paolini, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton all fell out...
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Cédric Rouquette
Ben Shelton, 2026
2 months ago

The seed carnage continues in Rome: Basilashvili reaches first Masters 1000 third round in four years, ousting Shelton in three

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Cédric Rouquette
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Rome 2026
2 months ago

Navone and the cramps upset Auger-Aliassime in a double tie-break, Felix third Top 10 out in Rome

Mariano Navone (No 44) stunned Félix Auger-Aliassime (No 4) 7-6(4), 7-6(5) at the...
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Pablo Llamas Ruiz, Roma 2026
2 months ago

Qualifier Llamas Ruiz outlasts Moutet over three hours to extend Cinderella run in Rome

Pablo Llamas Ruiz arrived at the Foro Italico as a qualifier ranked No....
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Cédric Rouquette
Tomas Machac, Rome 2025
2 months ago

Machac withdraws from Rome with illness, Medvedev through on walkover

Czech world number 53 Tomas Machac has pulled out of the Internazionali BNL...
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Cédric Rouquette
Jim Courier - On this day 9/5
2 months ago

May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Dino Prizmic, Rome 2026
2 months ago

“I felt his level dropped”: Dino Prizmic, 20, on reading the moment against his idol Novak Djokovic

Dino Prizmic beat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on his Foro Italico debut...
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Cédric Rouquette
Novak Djokovic, Rome 2026
2 months ago

“A new reality I have to deal with”: Novak Djokovic’s quiet admission after Rome exit

Beaten in three sets by Dino Prizmic in his Rome opener, Novak Djokovic...
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Cédric Rouquette