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“I don’t play for records, I just play for my own history. At the same time, it means a lot to me. My priority is to recover physically. It means a lot to play here. It was a good day today.”- Jannik Sinner
🔙 20 years of one of the best finals in history. Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-7 (0), 7-6 (5), 6-4, 2-6, and 7-6 (5) in 5 hours and 5 minutes in the 2006 Rome final. What times those were.
The stage is set 🎬 All there is left to do is play!
Elina Svitolina gets a MASSIVE win over Elena Rybakina to reach another semifinal in Rome. Champ in 2017 and 2018. Back into the semifinals after seven years.
Iga Swiatek in press after reaching her first semifinal of the season in Rome “You’re coming back, can we say you’re coming back for victories?” Iga: “Where was I?”
Smiling into the Semis! 👏 Storm Hunter & Jessica Pegula defeat Noskova/Valentova 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.
Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti for the Athens title. 🏆 Another reminder of Djokovic’s longevity at the highest level of the sport. Still doing this at 38 years old.
Venus Williams will play doubles at Roland Garros alongside Hailey Baptiste. This will be her first time playing Roland Garros since 2021. What a joy that we still get to watch this legend compete at 45 years old!
Venus Williams will play doubles at Roland Garros alongside Hailey Baptiste. This will be her first time playing Roland Garros since 2021. What a joy that we still get to watch this legend compete at 45 years old.
Casper Ruud after beating Khachanov to reach Rome SF.
“4th semifinal here. How much more of a complete player do you feel now compared to the player who played the first of those or even the third of them?”
Casper: “Yeah.. I had two losses here to Novak in the past. Once against Holger Rune. Hopefully fourth time is the charm and not the third. Looking back I had a few chances in the last one against Holger. I was up a set and maybe a break. But he really stepped up and came back in that match. Unfortunately none of them are my next opponent in a way because they’re both great players and they’re fun to play against. Holger we know is soon to come back. I want to wish him a speedy recovery. Hopefully he’ll be back soon. And Novak is Novak. So I don’t play any of them tomorrow but no matter who it is I’ll be ready for a really tough match.” 🇳🇴
The Giggly Squad is headed to the quarterfinals in Rome. Mirra Andreeva & Diana Shnaider move past Hsieh/Wang 7-5, 6-2.
Do as the Romans do 🍕 ATP & WTA stars take on the Pizza peel challenge…
Tom Brady: "A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Always believe in yourself."
Lorenzo Musetti has withdrawn from Roland Garros.
“After yesterday's match, I underwent medical examinations which revealed a rectus femoris injury, requiring several weeks of rest and recovery. Unfortunately, this means I won't be able to compete in Hamburg and Roland Garros — news that is incredibly hard to take. A huge thank you to the Rome crowd for your incredible support: that's exactly why, despite not being 100%, I chose to step on court and give everything I had in my home tournament. I'll keep you updated.” 🙏
(via Lorenzo’s IG)