Iga Swiatek opened her title defense in the best possible way hammering former French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0, 6-0 in the second round at the Rome Masters.

“When I’m playing these kind of matches, I’m just trying to be focused,” Swiatek said to the WTA. “It’s actually pretty hard to be focused when you are really thinking [about the score]. So I’m trying to remember what got me this nice …

Novak Djokovic overcame a break down in the first to take a break then cruise past Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(7-5), 6-2 in his Rome Masters opener.

Djokovic, 12 years elder than the Argentina, was broken at the start of the match before leveling at 3-all.

The 6-time Rome champion lost just nine points on first serve and broke serve three times in the match.

“Still not the desired level, still finding the …

After a rough start to his clay campaign, six-time champion Novak Djokovic hopes for a return for success in Rome this week.

The Serb opens up play Friday against the dangerous Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in a first-time meeting.

“I don’t know much about him. I’ve watched him play several times. I’ve seen also his posts decreasing the deficit in the points between us,” Djokovic said in press Thursday.

“I wish him all …

Two shockers hit the Rome draw on the opening day of the second round as seeds made their debut. The two highest seeds in the bottom half are out thanks to Americans!

Madrid champion Aryna Sabalenka fell hard to former French finalist Sofia Kenin 7-6(7-4), 6-2.

The 25-year-old American broke Sabalenka four times. She served for the first and then broke to start the second. Sabalenka never saw a break point in …

For the first time all year, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will be in the same draw. The Rome Masters will be the site of a potential Top 2 collision as the top players in the world head toward the French Open later this month.

Alcaraz comes in on fire having won his last eight matches including consecutive clay titles in Barcelona and Sunday at the Madrid Masters.

Alcaraz makes his …

After a stirring Madrid final, Iga Swiatek looks to get back on top of Aryna Sabalenka at the Rome Masters where she has won the last two years.

The 2-time defending champion will be joined again by another solid loaded field which includes 23 of the Top 25 missing only the injured Petra Kvitova and Belinda Bencic.

With just three weeks from the French Open, for many this is there last …

Carlos Alcaraz did it again. The young phenom overcame a gallant effort by lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff to win a second straight Madrid Masters title 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

“For me it is so, so special,” Alcaraz said. “To lift the trophy here in Madrid. In my country. It is always special to play and to be able to do a good result here and [being] a champion is so special. In …

Aryna Sabalenka got over on Iga Swiatek in the Madrid Masters final today with a powerful 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over the world No. 1.

Sabalenka wins her second Madrid title and her fifth title of 2023. She’s now 29-4 on the season and avenges a loss two weeks ago to the Polish star in the Stuttgart final.

“To have this win, especially on clay, that’s something unbelievable,” she said after …

Rafael Nadal inched closer to missing the French Open. The global superstar announced Friday that he will miss the upcoming Rome Masters next week as the hip injury sustained at the Australian Open is still an issue.

Nadal took to social media to give the news:
“Hello everyone! I’m so sorry to announce that I won’t be able to play in Rome. You all know how much it hurts me …

The Carlos Alcaraz show kept rolling Friday in the semifinals as Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his 20th birthday cruising past Borna Coric 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Madrid Masters final.

“It means a lot to me, playing a final again here in Madrid,” said Alcaraz to the ATP. “It’s such a special place for me and I have great memories since I came here to play under-12. Of course last year was …

Top seeds and tournament favorites Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the finals of Madrid making for a super showdown on Saturday.

Swiatek wrapped up the day crushing Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-1 in just 69 minutes.

Swiatek is now 9-0 on on the year on clay and has won 27 of her last 28 on the surface.

Sabalenka was on in the daytime and the former champion rolled past Maria Sakkari 6-4, …

One of the most surprise semifinals in Masters history was set today as two players from qualifying won to make the last four in Madrid.

Former Australian Open semifinalist Aslan Karatsev showcased his power game dismissing rising Chinese star Zhizhen Zhang 7-6(7-3), 6-4.

“I am happy with my condition. Back to the top level,” Karatsev said to the ATP. “Playing well and feeling well. From the qualifying, match by match, it has …

Carlos Alcaraz nearly dropped a set but didn’t at the Madrid Masters on Wednesday, rallying from 5-2 down in the second to defeat Karen Khachanov in straight sets 6-4, 7-5.

The powerful Khachanov played so well building up a big lead in the second but at the time of asking the Russian fell apart. Alcaraz, in his last match as a teen, won five straight games to avoid a third and …

A showdown between Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula won’t happen in Madrid because today the American No. 1 was upset by Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.

“I feel so happy and proud of myself, because every match I played three sets. Before this match, every match was almost 3 hours. Today, only 2 hours, I feel fresh!” said Kudermetova after her fourth straight 3-set win placed her in her first WTA …

The White House confirmed on Monday that the U.S. will end its vaccination requirement for foreign travelers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends.

That means Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play U.S. events this summer including the US Open.

Djokovic hasn’t hit a ball in the U.S. since his stunning 2021 US Open loss to Daniil Medvedev.

Due to the ban, the Serb hasn’t played all four …