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No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti out, No. 1 Jannik Sinner breezes at Wimbledon
No. 7 seed Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seed to lose in the first round at Wimbledon, but his fellow Italian, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, sailed through to the next round on Tuesday in London.,Musetti a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2024, lost to qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-2,...
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz to collide in French Open final
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will meet in a Grand Slam final for the first time after prevailing in the semifinals of the French Open on Friday at Paris.,After Lorenzo Musetti retired in the fourth set of his match against Alcaraz due to a leg injury, Sinner set the Sunda...
Carlos Alcaraz returns to French Open final after foe retires
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the French Open final Friday after Lorenzo Musetti retired due to a leg injury in Paris.,The second-seeded Spaniard was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when Musetti was unable to continue the semifinal match. The Italian No. 8 seed received treatment on h...
Novak Djokovic earns French Open win No. 100, sails into QFs
Novak Djokovic cruised past Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday in Paris to reach his 16th consecutive French Open quarterfinals and win his 100th career match on the clay at Roland Garros.,The sixth seed from Serbia will face No. 3-seed Alexander Zverev of Germany in the quarters after Zverev's ...
Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka earn French Open top seeds
The 2025 French Open begins Sunday with top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka as the top seeds.,The men's and women's draws for this year's second Grand Slam tournament were announced on Thursday.,Defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are seeded second and fifth, respectively, fo...
Jasmine Paolini beats Coco Gauff in Rome final, reaches milestone
Jasmine Paolini made history in Rome on Saturday, becoming the first Italian in 40 years to win the women's singles event in her nation's signature tournament as she topped Coco Gauff in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.,Paolini, the sixth seed, needed just one hour, 29 minutes to defeat...
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz to collide in Rome final
Red-hot Jannik Sinner will face Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in a showdown of young stars after they won their respective semifinal matches Friday in Rome.,After Spanish No. 3 seed Alcaraz dispatched Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 (4), World No. 1 Sinn...
Jannik Sinner drops just one game in Rome quarterfinal win
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner dominated No. 6 seed Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-1 in just 64 minutes to set up a semifinal match against Tommy Paul at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday in Rome.,Sinner thrilled the home crowd with his lopsided victory over the Norwegian clay-court specialist Ruud. It was...
Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper to collide in Rome quarterfinals
No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz set up a quarterfinal meeting with No. 5 seed Jack Draper by surviving a three-set battle against Karen Khachanov on Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.,The Spanish star prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a nearly 2 1/2-hour match against Khachanov, the 23rd seed fr...
Jannik Sinner's much-anticipated return goes smoothly at Italian Open
ATP No. 1 and top overall seed Jannik Sinner kept things simple in his first match back from a doping ban by dispatching Argentina's Mariano Navone in straight sets in Rome on Saturday, winning 6-3, 6-4 to advance in his home country's Italian Open.,"It's an amazing feeling, no? I've waited quite a ...
Local favorite Matteo Berrettini advances in Italian Open
Matteo Berrettini thrilled the home-country crowd in Rome on Saturday, coming from behind to top Jacob Fearnley 6-4, 7-6 (0) and move to the third round of the Italian Open.,Berrettini, the No. 29 seed, is appearing in the Rome tournament for the first time since 2021 because of injury and illnesses...
Djokovic: 'Favoritism' obvious in light Sinner doping ban
Novak Djokovic no longer trusts the international drug-testing and enforcement process in tennis, citing "favoritism" in the recent three-month suspension for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.,Sinner twice tested positive for the synthetic anabolic steroid Clostebol in March 2024 but the International Tenn...
Alexander Zverev into Aussie Open final, to meet No. 1 Jannik Sinner
Alexander Zverev qualified for his first Australian Open final when Novak Djokovic retired after the first set of their semifinal match in Melbourne on Friday.,Djokovic, 37, clearly was struggling with a left leg injury throughout the first set, which went to a tiebreaker. When the Serbian put a vol...
Jannik Sinner, Ben Shelton to meet for spot in Australian Open final
Defending champion Jannik Sinner breezed into the semifinals of the Australian Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over home favorite Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Sinner put forth a dominant performance to extend his winning streak at hard-court Grand Slam events to 19 matches. The...
No. 1 Jannik Sinner beats Holger Rune, elements to reach Aussie quarters
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner fought through blistering heat and an undisclosed ailment to defeat Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday.,Sinner, the defending champion, met with the tournament doctor before beginning the match and needed a medic...
Australian Open men’s and women’s draws announced
The Australian Open draws were revealed on Thursday, and Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz could meet in the quarterfinals on the men's side while women's World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face Sloane Stephens in the first round.,Djokovic, the 10-time Australian Open champion from Serbia, is the No. ...
Jannik Sinner, Italy beat Netherlands to win 2nd straight Davis Cup
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Tallon Griekspoor to deliver Italy the 2024 Davis Cup title over the Netherlands on Sunday in Malaga, Spain.,Sinner, who won his first two Grand Slam titles this year at the Australian and U.S. opens, added a second straight Davis Cup to his sterling resume after I...
No. 1 Jannik Sinner captures first Nitto ATP Finals
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner ended a spectacular season in style on Sunday, winning his career-first Nitto ATP Finals in his native Italy.,Sinner needed just 85 minutes to defeat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 for his 70th match win and eighth tournament victory of the season.,In the process, Sinner made some h...
Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz to battle in Nitto ATP title match
Jannik Sinner lost in the title match of the Nitto ATP Finals last year but now he's earned another opportunity.,The top-seeded Sinner rolled to an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Casper Ruud in Saturday's semifinal to return to the championship match. Sinner will face fifth-seeded Taylor Fr...
Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz to semis at Nitto ATP Finals
Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz are moving on to the semifinal round of the Nitto ATP Finals after securing victories to close round-robin group play Thursday in Turin, Italy.,Sinner, the World No. 1 from Italy, breezed past Russian No. 4 seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 to finish 3-0 in the Ilie Nastas...