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Luciano Darderi, Rome 2026

Darderi outlasts Jódar after smoke, rain and a 2 a.m. finish to reach first Masters 1000 semi-final

Luciano Darderi (No 18) became the eighth Italian in the Open Era to reach a Rome semi-final, outlasting Spanish teenager Rafael Jódar (No 32) 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-0. Darderi meets Casper Ruud in the semi-final.

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Casper Ruud, Rome 2026

Rain, a 6-1 reversal, and a Ruud reset: Norwegian into Rome semi-final just in time to boost confidence before Roland-Garros

Casper Ruud (No 13) reached a first Rome semi-final since 2023 with a rain-interrupted 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 win over Karen Khachanov (No 14). The clay-court Norwegian returns to the top 20 and arrives in semi-final form a fortnight before Roland-Garros – fourth Rome semi-final, 10th Masters 1000 semi-final, eight of them on dirt.

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Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026

Lorenzo Musetti withdraws from Roland-Garros after rectus femoris injury confirmed in Rome

Medical tests on Lorenzo Musetti's left leg have confirmed a rectus femoris injury.

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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026

“When they come at me, no problem. When they come at my family – that bothers me”: Jannik Sinner on the price of being Italy’s biggest sports star

In a sport built on tennis parents who became inseparable from the story, Jannik Sinner is asking for the opposite. In Rome, he drew the line at his family.

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Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026

“The future of the season is foggy”: Lorenzo Musetti loses his top-10 status in the same Rome where he first claimed it

The future of the season is foggy." Twelve days before Roland-Garros, Lorenzo Musetti has lost the points he gained at Rome 2025 – and, with them, his place in the top 10.

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Luciano Darderi, Rome 2026
1 month ago

Unbelievable: Darderi saves four match points and bagels Zverev to knock out the world No. 3 in Rome

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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
1 month ago

Sinner equals Djokovic’s all-time Masters 1000 win streak with Pellegrino dispatch in Rome

Jannik Sinner (No 1) eased past compatriot Andrea Pellegrino (No 155) 6-2, 6-3...
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Sorana Cirstea, Rome 2026
1 month ago

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...
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Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026
1 month ago

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...
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Thiago Agustin Tirante, Rome 2026
1 month ago

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...
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Arthur Fils, 2026
1 month ago

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,...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
1 month ago

“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...
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Jannik Sinner, Roma 2026
1 month ago

Sinner crushes Popyrin in Rome to make history with 25-0 Masters 1000 start to the season

Jannik Sinner (No 1) brushed past Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0 in 65 minutes....
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Andrea Pellegrino, Rome 2026
1 month 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
1 month 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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Andrey Rublev, Rome 2026
1 month 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
1 month 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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Alexander Zverev, Rome 2026
1 month 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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Reilly Opelka, Miami 2025
1 month 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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Arthur Fils and Arturo Pellegrino | © Tennis Majors
1 month 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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