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“I’m trying to be transparent but also not give the whole world my business”: Coco Gauff admits off-court struggles

Coco Gauff used her third round Rome press conference to acknowledge months of off-court struggles – without specifying what they are. She plays Iva Jovic in the round of 16 today.

Cédric Rouquette

May 11, 2026

“A little door is always open”: Sorana Cirstea, into the Rome second week, hasn’t quite shut the door on staying

Sorana Cirstea was going to retire at the end of 2026. Then, at 36, she beat the world No. 1 and reached the second week of the Italian Open. The door, she now says, is slightly open.

Cédric Rouquette

May 11, 2026

Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka, Roland-Garros 2024

“It was like a check”: the rematch Naomi Osaka has been waiting for, and the test Iga Swiatek wants before Paris

Two years after their Roland-Garros first-round thriller, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek meet again in Rome – for very different reasons.

Cédric Rouquette

May 10, 2026

Rybakina marches past Eala as Rome’s favourites rule this part of the women’s draw

Second seed Elena Rybakina beat unseeded Alex Eala 6-4, 6-3 at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026 to reach the round of 16, where she awaits the winner of Laura Siegemund and Jaqueline Cristian.

Cédric Rouquette

May 10, 2026

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“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

Rybakina marches past Eala as Rome’s favourites rule this part of the women’s draw

Sabalenka cites lower-back and hip issue after Rome exit, plans “days off” before Roland-Garros

Mertens saves three match points to dethrone Paolini and end Italian’s two-year top-10 run

Gauff drops first set, then loses just one service game to reach Rome last 16

“The most natural shot I have”: Lilli Tagger explains the one-handed backhand, after a Rome loss to Sakkari

“More natural, more solid, kind of disciplined”: Iga Swiatek’s early verdict on working with Francisco Roig

“Really, like, shitty, literally”: Iga Swiatek recounts her Madrid illness ahead of Rome return

“It was almost like a curse”: Marta Kostyuk on finally letting go of the 15-year-old prodigy

Kostyuk wins first WTA 1000 title with backflip and a perfect clay record

Valentova reaches Saint-Malo final in latest step of a rapid rise

Korpatsch survives Bassols Ribera to reach Girona final

Two streaks, one trophy to claim: Andreeva and Kostyuk meet on Madrid’s red clay

Kostyuk reaches first WTA 1000 final in a match overshadowed by what happened off the court

Andreeva celebrates birthday with Madrid final spot after tiebreak thriller

April 30, 1993: The tragic day Monica Seles was stabbed in the back

Kostyuk dismantles Noskova to reach first Madrid semi-final on perfect clay record

From lucky loser to semi-finalist – Potapova’s Madrid dream continues