Match report
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.
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.
Mertens saves three match points to dethrone Paolini and end Italian’s two-year top-10 run
Jasmine Paolini stood three points from the round of 16 in Rome and walked off Campo Centrale a beaten defending champion. Elise Mertens (No 21) saved three match points trailing 5-6 on her own serve in the second set before edging the Italian (No 9) 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 in two hours and 41 minutes, a result that ends Paolini's title defence, costs her 1,000 ranking points, and pushes her out of the top 10 for the first time in two years.
Prizmic ends Djokovic’s perfect Rome opener as Croatian qualifier lands second top-10 win
Dino Prizmic walked onto Campo Centrale to face his idol and walked off having beaten him for the first time. The Croatian qualifier (No 79) stunned Novak Djokovic (No 4) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, ending the Serbian's 18-match unbeaten run in Rome openers and adding a second top-10 scalp to a résumé that did not have one a fortnight ago.
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Kostyuk wins first WTA 1000 title with backflip and a perfect clay record
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Andreeva celebrates birthday with Madrid final spot after tiebreak thriller
Fils beats Lehecka to set up Sinner semi-final showdown in Madrid
“A bit of luck and experience”: Sinner stops Jodar’s dream with eleven points in a row
Baptiste saves six match points to stun Sabalenka and reach first WTA 1000 semi-final
Potapova and Noskova send Rybakina and Gauff packing as Madrid draw is turned on its head
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Swiatek retires in tears as troubled season takes another painful turn
Fils conquers Barcelona to signal he is back among the best
Shelton avenges Munich final defeat to claim first European clay title
Fils reaches first Barcelona final with century milestone on the way
Sinner seizes the throne: world No. 1 after defeating Alcaraz in Monte-Carlo final
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