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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.
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.
Gauff drops first set, then loses just one service game to reach Rome last 16
Coco Gauff hit herself on the head with her racket after losing the first set in Rome, and then she did not lose another game for an hour. The American (No 3) ground out a 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 win over Argentine qualifier Solana Sierra.
“The most natural shot I have”: Lilli Tagger explains the one-handed backhand, after a Rome loss to Sakkari
Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger spoke after her Rome second-round defeat to Maria Sakkari about the rarest shot in the women's game, and why she switched to it at twelve.
“More natural, more solid, kind of disciplined”: Iga Swiatek’s early verdict on working with Francisco Roig
In her pre-tournament press conference in Rome, Iga Swiatek gave her first substantive read on her new coaching partnership with Francisco Roig.
“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
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
Rybakina grinds past Zheng despite electronic line-calling row to reach Madrid last 16
Gauff battles illness and Cirstea to advance as Madrid’s food poisoning toll mounts
April 26, 1981: The day Chris Evert handed Martina Navratilova a brutal double-bagel