Casper Ruud strolled into the Italian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday after easily beating home hope Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-1, as Jannik Sinner gets set for a derby with qualifier Andrea Pellegrino. Clay court specialist Ruud is yet to drop a set in Rome and he looked in fine form on a windy center court, in […]
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Sinner advances, Keys exits as Melbourne faces heatwave
MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday, while defending women’s champion Madison Keys crashed out, as Melbourne braced for a forecast 45C heatwave. Read More: Keys dumped out in last 16 as Melbourne braces for heatwave Sinner, recovering from cramps in his third-round match, defeated fellow Italian and close friend Luciano Darderi 6-1, […]
Carlos Alcaraz to miss Davis Cup due to injury
Spain’s world number one tennis star, Carlos Alcaraz, has announced that he will miss the Davis Cup Final 8 tournament in Italy this week due to a hamstring injury. The 22-year-old two-time Wimbledon champion shared the news on social media on Tuesday, describing himself as “heartbroken” to miss the chance to represent his country. “I […]
Musetti saves match point to reach Athens final and prolong Turin hopes
Lorenzo Musetti saved a match point to beat Sebastian Korda in Athens on Friday and keept alive his hopes of squeezing into the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin. The Italian won 6-0, 5-7, 7-5, and in the final will face Novak Djokovic, who ended his run of semi-final losses as he cruised past Yannick Hanfmann […]