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