ROME, Italy—An on-fire Alexandra Eala was handed a cold dose of reality in chilly conditions Wednesday night at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, losing 6-0, 6-1 to Marta Kostyuk in the first round.

In theory, Tien should be a dangerous clay-court player. He’s cerebral in the way he plays from the back of the cour: he rarely makes errors, has deadly accuracy with his groundstrokes and often finds ...

MARIA SAKKARI: Listen, I have a great memory, and I’m very observant. I saw you sitting there...The things I see in life are scary because I’m very observant. Sakkari clarified she rarely hears what ...

Gauff has finished runner-up in the last two editions at the Foro Italico with two different partners—Jessica Pegula in 2023 and Erin Routliffe in 2024. For Eala, this marks her doubles debut at the ...

A meditation on anti-doping and corruption gave way to Azarenka’s broader wishlist of what she’d change in the sport. A pro for over two decades and a mom to eight-year-old son Leo, she took a ...

ROME, Italy—Following a Mutua Madrid Open loss, Naomi Osaka made the bold move to drop down a level, Challengers -style, and enter a WTA 125K in Saint-Malo in the hopes of kickstarting her clay swing.

ROME, Italy—No rest for the world No. 1. Aryna Sabalenka didn’t have to play a match on her Cinco de Mayo birthday, but the Internazionali BNL d’Italia’s top seed was plenty busy as she prepared to ...

Tournament Director Edi Bentivegna hopes the Open Menorca could become an ATP Tour event one day. Instead of starting small, the organizers aimed high from the outset, joining the ATP Challenger 100 ...

Fabio Fognini will take on Jacob Fearnley in the first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. The match is of major significance for the Italian favorite, who has announced this 18 th main draw ...

Kim Clijsters won a major title within weeks of her return in 2009. Serena Williams reached four finals in 2018 and 2019. This year alone, Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have been two of the ...

Though Draper avoids more traditional New Age techniques like meditation, the world No. 5 has gained much from affirmations and self-talk, the latter helping him score a breakthrough win over Carlos ...

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter's Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope. With the Italian Open starting this week just ...