Rafael Nadal’s status for the French Open became in doubt today. The Spaniard was up a set on Denis Shapovalov before his foot injury from last year re-emerged. A hobbled Nadal dropped the last four games of the match in a loss to the Canadian 1-6, 7-5, 6-2.

“I am living with an injury. My day by day is difficult,” Nadal said. “I am trying hard but of course it’s difficult …

Iga Swiatek kept her streak rolling dominating Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6-3, 6-0 in the second round at the Rome Masters.

The World No. 1 who skipped Madrid broke seven times in the easy win.

“I’m pretty proud I could get into the rhythm today, just take some lessons during the match and improve my game, game by game,” Swiatek said.

“That was pretty solid match for me,” she said. “I think she’s playing really …

John Isner is often a danger but not today as Rafael Nadal dispatched the tall American giant with ease 6-3, 6-1 at the Rome Masters.

“I finished better than how I started, without a doubt,” said the 10-time champion Nadal. “The beginning of the match was not good for me.

“He had some chances on the return and had two break points. Two not difficult balls so I was in his hands …

The big showdown between US Open champions Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu at the Rome Masters never finished as the Brit retired down in the second set 6-2, 2-1 due to her back issues.

“I thought that maybe taking one, two days off, it would just go away because a lot of the other small niggles I’ve had, they’ve kind of gone away after taking, like, two days off,” Raducanu reflected …

Novak Djokovic looked good again Tuesday at the Rome Masters cruising past Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-2.

After a tough start to the clay season, Djokovic is clearly finding his form.

“He was missing a lot of balls today though,” Djokovic said. “He gave me a couple of breaks there in the first and second sets, but I’ll take this win for sure. It’s a straight-sets win against a quality opponent and I’m …

Former champion Simona Halep got her Rome campaign off to a good start cruising past Alize Cornet 6-4, 6-4 in the first round on Monday.

Halep, who lost the quarters last week to eventual winner Ons Jabeur in Madrid, built breaks leads in both sets to pace the win over the veteran Frenchwoman.

Up next for the 2020 Rome champion is Danielle Collins in a tricky second round match.

A pair on young …

Comebacks were the stories of Day 2 at the Rome Masters.

Three-time Slam winner Stan Wawrinka won his very first match of any kind in over a year since the 2021 Australian Open with a tough 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over American big man and 2021 Rome semifinalist Reilly Opelka.

Wawrinka has been off the tour following multiple surgeries on his left foot.

“I was feeling good on the court. Physically I …

We’ve waited over a decade for someone to challenge the Big 3 throne. That wait is over. Carlos Alcaraz is it. After watching his incredible back-to-back-to-back wins over the weekend, he might never lose again…Full stop!

Yes, I’m getting well ahead of my Nike Air Zoom Vapors, but what the heck. The Carlos Alcaraz hype is real and so far the hype is justified. Empty the superlatives bucket!

Once the Big …

Carlos Alcaraz just finished the best weekend of his short tennis career and he did it style rolling over defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 to win the Madrid Masters.

Alcaraz, who just won 3 hour epics over Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, manhandled the German who was also a multi-champion in Madrid, and it wasn’t even that close in the 62-minute beatdown.

“It feels great to be able to beat these …

It looked far from good for Ons Jabeur in the second set, but the Tunisian No. 1 rebounded in the third to defeat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 to win her biggest career title at the Madrid Masters.

Jabeur came from 4-1 and a set point down in the first. Then appeared to be ailing in a one-sided second set as the American gained confidence and momentum. But the 27-year-old Jabeur …

Carlos Alcaraz did it again. A day after stunning his idol Rafael Nadal, Alcaraz outlasted world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) in a Madrid Masters semifinal thriller.

The 19-year-old Alcaraz becomes the first player to beat Nadal and Djokovic back-to-back on clay, and the youngest to ever do it.

In this first time tussle, Djokovic overcame an early break and then rode a strong serving performance to take …

The big showdown between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz didn’t quite live up to the hype in terms of drama and tennis, but the youngster Alcaraz proved why he is indeed the heir apparant.

Alcaraz pulled the upset knockout out Nadal 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.

Nadal, who played over three hours yesterday in a bruising match against David Goffin, looked weary early on as the spritely Alcaraz danced around the court cracking winners. …

Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula will square off for their biggest career title Saturday in the final of the Madrid Masters.

The two advanced to their first WTA 1000 finals today, both in routine straight sets fashion.

Jabeur, who stunned Simona Halep yesterday, rolled past qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour.

“I don’t have great records in front of her,” Jabeur said. “I knew I was playing such an …

After a disappointing start to the third round at the Madrid Masters, things heated up nicely thanks to home hopes Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.

Nadal made one of his greatest career comebacks saving four match points to deny David Goffin.

Nadal, who is playing in his first clay event since the French Open last year, recovered from an early break at the start of the match, then got into cruise control …

Like the last big clay event (the French Open last year), it’s anyone’s title this week at the Madrid Masters as four longshots have reached the semifinals.

Ons Jabeur collected one of her best wins on the surface eliminating 2-time champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour.

“To be honest with you, I was really stressed the whole match, knowing Simona, knowing that she can come back at every …