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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 of Rome on the same afternoon, Jannik Sinner was the pole of stability. The Italian (No 1) eased past Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 on Campo Centrale to extend his run at Masters 1000 level to 29 matches – and to put one more match between him and the only Masters trophy still missing from his collection.
The seed carnage continues in Rome: Basilashvili reaches first Masters 1000 third round in four years, ousting Shelton in three
Sabalenka cites lower-back and hip issue after Rome exit, plans “days off” before Roland-Garros
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 season of her career when something shifted on Campo Centrale. The Romanian (No 26) outlasted world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to land her first top-10 win in 14 months and end the Belarusian's tournament.
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 Rome Masters 1000, finishing off a cramping world No. 5 who had resorted to an underarm second serve to save a match point. The Argentine takes the first top-10 scalp of his career in just under three hours, becoming the third top-10 man out of the tournament in 24 hours.
Qualifier Llamas Ruiz outlasts Moutet over three hours to extend Cinderella run in Rome
Gauff drops first set, then loses just one service game to reach Rome last 16
Machac withdraws from Rome with illness, Medvedev through on walkover
Prizmic ends Djokovic’s perfect Rome opener as Croatian qualifier lands second top-10 win
First men’s second-round match, first upset: De Minaur defeated by Arnaldi, Jodar next
“The most natural shot I have”: Lilli Tagger explains the one-handed backhand, after a Rome loss to Sakkari
“More natural, more solid, kind of disciplined”: Iga Swiatek’s early verdict on working with Francisco Roig
“Really, like, shitty, literally”: Iga Swiatek recounts her Madrid illness ahead of Rome return
« No reason not to play Rome, but let’s see » : Jannik Sinner knows how much it takes to reach that level
Sinner makes history with five consecutive Masters titles in 59-minute demolition of Zverev
“It was almost like a curse”: Marta Kostyuk on finally letting go of the 15-year-old prodigy
Kostyuk wins first WTA 1000 title with backflip and a perfect clay record
Zverev ends Blockx’s dream run to set up fifth straight Masters final against Sinner
Sinner leaves no chance to Fils to join Federer, Nadal and Djokovic by reaching final of all nine Masters eventsx
Kostyuk reaches first WTA 1000 final in a match overshadowed by what happened off the court