Jasmine Paolini Ends Italy’s 40-Year Wait for a Home Champion in Rome There was magic in the Roman air on Saturday afternoon as Jasmine Paolini delivered a fearless, fluid and emotionally charged performance to end a 40-year wait for a homegrown winner of the Italian Open women’s singles title. ...

China’s Zheng Qinwen stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3 to set up an Italian Open semi-final against Coco Gauff. Olympic champion Zheng, who had lost all six of her previous meetings with Sabalenka, broke the Belarusian’s serve to lead 3-2 before closing out the first set. ...

Home favourite Paolini rallies from a set and 4-0 down to secure historic semi-final berth at the Italian Open Jasmine Paolini gave the crowd in Rome the kind of spectacle they dream of witnessing from one of their own. In a dramatic quarter-final clash under the swirling pressure of expectation and...

World number one Jannik Sinner kept up his winning return to tennis as a 6-4 6-2 victory over Jesper de Jong carried him through to the last 16 of the Italian Open. Home favourite Sinner, who returned from a three-month doping ban with a win over Mariano Navone on Saturday, battled past Dutchman D...

Billie Jean King Cup quarter-final draw sets up intriguing clash between Great Britain and Japan Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup team has been handed a fascinating quarter-final tie against Japan when the prestigious end-of-season finals get underway in Shenzhen, China, this September. It’s...

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk praised Daria Kasatkina’s “courage” in switching nationalities from Russia to Australia before the pair shook hands after their match at the Italian Open. Kasatkina changed allegiance in April, having been critical of her country’s LGBTQ+ laws an...

Defending champion Iga Swiatek cruised through to the Italian Open third round with a crushing straight-set win over Italian wildcard Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Swiatek won 28 of 35 service points and did not face a break point as she wrapped up a 6-0 6-1 victory in just 52 minutes. The Polish world nu...

Playing a final in Spain on a Sunday, flying home to see his family and dog and then practising in Italy on a Wednesday points to the type of whirlwind schedule that could become the new normal for Jack Draper. This is the price of success on the ATP Tour, which the British number one […]

Britain’s Emma Raducanu believes her current coaching arrangement is working well but knows she will soon need to “figure another solution out”. The 22-year-old still has a desire to develop a longer-term partnership with Mark Petchey, even if the pair were unable to agree a more...

Wimbledon Champion Back in Form After 15-Month Break and Motherhood In a sunlit afternoon on the red clay of Rome, Petra Kvitova reminded everyone of the kind of grit and elegance that once made her a fixture at the top of women’s tennis. The two-time Wimbledon champion secured a convincing 7-5, 6...