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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 his own framing, become Roland-Garros capital.
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 to reach his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 final and a back-to-back Rome final. The Italian's all-time Masters 1000 winning streak now stands at 33. Casper Ruud awaits on Sunday.
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 event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 2009, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played the longest three-set match in ATP Masters 1000 history in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters 1000
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 a suspended Rome semi-final, the Italian two games from the final but visibly tired after a medical timeout at 3-2 in the third. The Russian had made it 5-7, taking the first set off Sinner this tournament. Play resumes Saturday from 3 p.m. local time.
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 minutes on Campo Centrale to reach his first Rome final and complete the clay-court Masters 1000 set — Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome and Roland-Garros. Sinner or Medvedev awaits on Sunday.
May 15, 1994: The day Pete Sampras won Rome title, his best ever result on clay
Svitolina outlasts Swiatek to reach first Rome final in eight years, beating Nos. 2 and 3 in 24 hours
Clay-court Daniil as we like him: Medvedev grinds past Landaluce in Rome
Writing his “own story” rather than “chasing records”: dominant Sinner pulls back from the legacy machinery in Rome
Gauff reaches back-to-back Rome finals with straight-sets win over Cirstea
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis
Sinner’s 34-match Masters 1000 winning streak: The full list of victories that surpassed Djokovic’s All-Time record
Sinner breaks Djokovic’s record with 32nd straight Masters 1000 win against Rublev in Rome
“In a way it freed me up”: Sorana Cirstea on the late-career breakthrough she didn’t expect
Andrey Rublev says he “completely lost” himself – and that the worst is now behind him, thanks to Marat Safin
Darderi outlasts Jódar after smoke, rain and a 2 a.m. finish to reach first Masters 1000 semi-final
Svitolina turns it around against Rybakina to reach first Rome semi-final since 2018, Swiatek next