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Rome: Gauff survives Andreeva marathon
Coco Gauff (No 3) reached a third straight Rome semi-final the hard way, beating Mirra Andreeva (No 6) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 after surrendering a 5-1 lead in the decider and needing six match points to close it out. Three matches in Rome, three wins from a set down. Sorana Cirstea waits in the semis.
May 12, 1979: The day Tracy Austin ended Chris Evert’s 125-match clay-court winning streak
On this day in 1979, a pig-tailed 16-year-old named Tracy Austin shocked the most dominant clay-courter in tennis history, ending Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay in Rome
Gauff saves match point to reach third straight Rome quarter-final
Coco Gauff (No 3) recovered to win 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 against Iva Jovic in Rome. The 17-year-old American had no second serve to lean on – 10 double faults, 33% of points won – and Gauff just had to last her out. Third consecutive Rome quarter-final at 21.
“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.
“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.
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
Cirstea stuns Sabalenka in three on Campo Centrale as world No. 1 falls in Rome
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