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Fifty years, one afternoon: Sinner takes on Ruud, and history, on Campo Centrale
Career Golden Masters, fifty years of Italian waiting, a 28-match streak. Everything Sinner is chasing in Rome – and the one blueprint Ruud has to follow.
Cédric Rouquette
May 17, 2026
May 17, 2009: The day Federer beat Nadal on clay in Madrid
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 17, 2009, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal on his home soil. A milestone victory before Roland-Garros
Alexandre Sokolowski
May 17, 2026
“Some of the best I’ve felt on court in a long time”: Ruud and the case for consistency over peaks
Cédric Rouquette
May 17, 2026
“Everybody’s there to beat you”: Rome champion Svitolina will arrive at Roland-Garros with new confidence but a focus on the first round
A third Italian Open. A 20th career title. Four Grand Slam semi-final losses. Eight days before Roland-Garros, Elina Svitolina has reset the conversation about her chances in Paris.
Cédric Rouquette
May 16, 2026
Svitolina back on top of Rome eight years on, beating world Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in four days
Elina Svitolina (No 7) won her third Rome title, beating Coco Gauff (No 3) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 to complete one of the most demanding paths to a WTA 1000 trophy in recent memory.
Cédric Rouquette
May 16, 2026
4 months ago
Did you think Sinner had shown fragility against Medvedev? The world No. 1 is already turning the experience into capital for Roland-Garros
The forty-eight hours that nearly broke Jannik Sinner against Medvedev have already, by...
Cédric Rouquette
4 months ago
Sinner stretches Masters streak to 33, beating Medvedev in two days to reach Rome final
Jannik Sinner (No 1) saw off Daniil Medvedev (No 7) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4...
Cédric Rouquette
4 months ago
May 16, 2009: The day Nadal and Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
Alexandre Sokolowski
5 months ago
Rain halts Rome semi-final summit, Sinner’s hardest match since February
Jannik Sinner (No 1) leads Daniil Medvedev (No 7) 6-2, 5-7, 4-2 in...
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
Rome makes four: Ruud completes the big clay-court finals set with Darderi rout
Casper Ruud (No 13) crushed Luciano Darderi (No 18) 6-1, 6-1 in 66...
Tennis Majors
5 months ago
“Just couldn’t dream about a better year”: Svitolina’s post-maternity comeback reaches a Rome final
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
Alexandre Sokolowski
5 months ago
Svitolina outlasts Swiatek to reach first Rome final in eight years, beating Nos. 2 and 3 in 24 hours
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
Clay-court Daniil as we like him: Medvedev grinds past Landaluce in Rome
Daniil Medvedev (No 7) lost the opening set 6-1 in 22 minutes, missed...
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
Writing his “own story” rather than “chasing records”: dominant Sinner pulls back from the legacy machinery in Rome
Jannik Sinner has broken Djokovic's Masters 1000 record. He doesn't want to talk...
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
Gauff reaches back-to-back Rome finals with straight-sets win over Cirstea
Coco Gauff (No 4) reached a second straight Rome final with a 6-4,...
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis...
Alexandre Sokolowski
5 months ago
Sinner’s 34-match Masters 1000 winning streak: The full list of victories that surpassed Djokovic’s All-Time record
Jannik Sinner has broken Novak Djokovic's all-time ATP Masters 1000 record with 34...
Tennis Majors
5 months ago
Sinner breaks Djokovic’s record with 32nd straight Masters 1000 win against Rublev in Rome
top seed Jannik Sinner defeated Russian No. 12 seed Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4...
Cédric Rouquette
5 months ago
“In a way it freed me up”: Sorana Cirstea on the late-career breakthrough she didn’t expect
Sorana Cirstea announced this would be her last year on tour. It is...
Cédric Rouquette