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  Shubhankar Sharma set for star-studded Italian Open

  Other Sports | September 01, 2021 15:20 IST

  Sharma has had a modest season though he seemed to be getting back to form with T-16 at Hero Open and then T-9 at Cazoo Classic.

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  Iga Swiatek enters WTA top 10 after Italian Open title triumph

  Tennis | May 17, 2021 19:49 IST

  The 19-year-old player is now ninth, behind American legend Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slams, on the list released on Monday.

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  La Decima in Rome: Rafael Nadal beats a tired Novak Djokovic for 10th Italian Open title

  Tennis | May 16, 2021 23:56 IST

  The Spaniard recovered from a potentially dangerous fall after tripping over a raised line to take the latest installment of the most-played rivalry in modern men’s tennis.

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  Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic clinch Italian Open doubles title

  Tennis | May 16, 2021 22:04 IST

  This was the Croatians' third ATP Masters 1000 crown of the season, won in 84 minutes.

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  Double bagel: Iga Swiatek routs Karolina Pliskova in Italian Open final

  Tennis | May 16, 2021 19:23 IST

  The 19-year-old Pole routed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 with what is known as a “double bagel” score in an Italian Open final that lasted just 46 minutes Sunday.

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  Iga Swiatek to take on Karolina Pliskova in Italian Open final

  Tennis | May 15, 2021 23:24 IST

  Iga eliminated two-time champion Elina 6-2, 7-5 in the morning before coming back to ease past Coco in a one-hour and 46-minute tilt.

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  Rafael Nadal breezes past Reilly Opelka to reach 12th Italian Open final

  Tennis | May 15, 2021 21:55 IST

  Nadal kept his time on court to a minimum by ending the surprising clay-court run of big-serving American Reilly Opelka by 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals.

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  Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas over 2 days to reach Rome semis

  Tennis | May 15, 2021 18:16 IST

  Djokovic didn’t have much time to rest before he faces home favorite Lorenzo Sonego later Saturday for a spot in the final.

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  Rafael Nadal ends losing streak against Alexander Zverev with convincing win in Rome

  Tennis | May 14, 2021 20:29 IST

  Zverev had beaten Nadal in straight sets at the same stage in Madrid a week ago but their latest meeting went the Spaniard’s way from the start.

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  Italian Open: Nadal saves two match points to defeat Shapovalov, Djokovic also advances to quarters

  Tennis | May 13, 2021 23:44 IST

  While Nadal struggled to win 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) in a three-and-a-half hour epic against 13th seed Denis Shapovalov, Djokovic cruised past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-1.

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  Serena Williams' 1000th tour-level match ends in defeat at Italian Open

  Tennis | May 12, 2021 23:01 IST

  Williams came from a break down twice in the opening set and saved the first three set points she faced in the tiebreaker before Podoroska converted her fourth.

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  'You are not checking anything!' Novak Djokovic shouts at umpire at Italian Open

  Tennis | May 12, 2021 9:47 IST

  Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool to see out his rain-delayed second-round match against Taylor Fritz at the Italian Open.

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  Italian teen Jannik Sinner sets up match with Rafael Nadal in Rome

  Tennis | May 10, 2021 23:08 IST

  The Italian teenager served for the first set at 6-5 in the Roland Garros quarterfinals and was up a break early in the second. He squandered both opportunities and was eliminated in straight sets.

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  Serena Williams returning after 'very intense' training

  Tennis | May 10, 2021 18:57 IST

  Preparing to return at this week's Italian Open to gear up for Roland Garros later this month, Williams on Monday detailed her recent training regimen.

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  Italian Open: Mouth-watering Serena Williams-Naomi Osaka clash on cards in quarters

  Tennis | May 08, 2021 19:01 IST

  In another interesting quarter-final match-up, No. 1 seed from Australia, Ashleigh Barty could face Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of the Stuttgart and Madrid Open finals.

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  Novak Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open title: 'I moved on' after US Open default

  Tennis | September 22, 2020 6:24 IST

  Dropping only one set all week, Djokovic won his fifth Italian Open title on Monday after beating Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in the final, and restored his confidence heading into Roland Garros, which starts in six days.

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  Simona Halep wins Italian Open title after Karolina Pliskova retires

  Tennis | September 21, 2020 19:25 IST

  Halep, who lost the 2017 and 2018 Rome finals to Elina Svitolina, extended her record in tennis’ restart to 10-0.

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  Novak Djokovic gets obscenity warning in semifinal win at Italian Open

  Tennis | September 20, 2020 21:16 IST

  Exactly two weeks after he was defaulted from the U.S. Open, and a day after he was warned by the chair umpire for breaking his racket, Djokovic received an obscenity warning midway through a 7-5, 6-3 win over Casper Ruud

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  Simona Halep beats Garbine Muguruza to reach 3rd Italian Open final

  Tennis | September 20, 2020 20:23 IST

  Muguruza struggled with her serve and double faulted on the final two points of the 2 hour, 16-minute match.

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  Italian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal loses in quarterfinals; Novak Djokovic enters semis

  Tennis | September 20, 2020 10:13 IST

  Nadal’s first tournament back ended with a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Diego Schwartzman while Djokovic earned a verbal warning for smashing his racquet through a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Dominik Koepfer.