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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.
“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 two days, and on Wednesday told reporters she is back to "playing more like a clay-court player." Roig is delivering.
“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.
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 without facing a single break point, reaching her first semi-final of 2026 and her fourth at the Foro Italico. The three-time Rome champion has dropped seven games in her last three matches — and Roland-Garros is two weeks away.
May 13, 1973: The day Bobby Riggs “massacred” Margaret Court in a Battle of the Sexes prequel
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 13th, 1973, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs thrashed Margaret Court, then the world No 2, in a match known as the "Mother's Day Massacre". It was an event that would lead to the famous "Battle of the Sexes" a few months later
“The worst court I’ve ever played on”: exhausted Alexander Zverev hits back at the Foro Italico after Rome upset
Unbelievable: Darderi saves four match points and bagels Zverev to knock out the world No. 3 in Rome
Sinner equals Djokovic’s all-time Masters 1000 win streak with Pellegrino dispatch in Rome
Cirstea reaches first Rome semi-final at 36, downing Ostapenko in her farewell season
Musetti out of Rome, out of top 10, and unsure of Roland-Garros after Ruud defeat
Roland-Garros 2026 wild cards: Wawrinka, Monfils and a 17-year-old wave coming up with Efremova and Kouame
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
“All the cards on the table”: Sinner confirms Madrid was a question mark in his Roland-Garros plan
Sinner crushes Popyrin in Rome to make history with 25-0 Masters 1000 start to the season
Gauff saves match point to reach third straight Rome quarter-final
Pellegrino completes Italian fairy tale in Rome with stunning Tiafoe upset
May 11th, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
“I’m trying to be transparent but also not give the whole world my business”: Coco Gauff admits off-court struggles
“A little door is always open”: Sorana Cirstea, into the Rome second week, hasn’t quite shut the door on staying
“It was like a check”: the rematch Naomi Osaka has been waiting for, and the test Iga Swiatek wants before Paris