The truth is that Alexander has not expressed his best tennis since being defeated by Jannik Sinner in the final of the 2025 Australian Open, having also lost those certainties he had acquired in the second half of last year.

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After being dethroned as defending champion, Zverev dubbed the balls used in Rome as 'a joke' as he lamented his struggles in hitting through Musetti.

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four WTA 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in Rome on Monday and the American said she is growing more comfortable on the surface with the French Open just around the corner.

The home fans had plenty to cheer as eighth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti defeated second-seeded German Alexander Zverev 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

It was hard to imagine that Jannik Sinner would play at such a high level already in his first tournament after his return to the professional tour. The world No.1 – who had not been able to play since the Australian Open due to a three-month ban – returned to action in Rome this week and reached the quarterfinals without dropping a set.

The new pontiff received the Italian tennis star ranked No. 1 in the world by Association of Tennis Professionals in a room near the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.

Having landed a 12/5 winner on Tuesday, Andy Schooler previews the quarter-final action at the Rome Masters. A price comparison is a measure of how far Draper has come in the past couple of months.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner passed a big test in his return from a three-month doping ban by beating accomplished clay-court player Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Top half quarterfinal matches of the ATP Italian Open men’s singles draw will be played on Thursday in Rome. Jannik Sinner’s comeback is the main story of the week and the Italian is yet to drop a set in three matches,