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Alexander Zverev feels ‘comfortable in Rome’ after Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic get knocked out of the tournament

World No. 5 Alexander Zverev won the Italian Open in 2017 but has not made much progress in this year’s clay season. However, he now feels ‘comfortable’ and is hoping to win the title again. In 2017, the 27-year-old lifted his first title on Italian clay by beating then second seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.

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'We Want To See Rafa Healthy And Playing His Best': Djokovic On Rival's Comeback

Novak Djokovic is happy to see Rafael Nadal back to playing again as he hopes to face him at least once more before they both retire. Djokovic and Nadal have played a handful of times so far, and the next match will be the 60th they will ever play on the ATP Tour.

Tennis News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Gauff Completes Comeback Against Inspired Badosa To Reach Rome Quarter-Finals

Coco Gauff pulled off an impressive comeback win over an in-form Paula Badosa to book the 2024 Italian Open quarter-finals. The match between Gauff and Badosa sounded like a proper tennis delight, especially after the Spaniard found her best tennis recently.

Tennis News / ESPN / 6 minutes ago

Giorgi confirms retirement, won four WTA titles

Former world No. 26 Camila Giorgi confirmed her retirement from tennis with a post on her Instagram story on Saturday.

Tennis News / Tennis Infinity / 14 minutes ago

Swiatek Overcomes Former World No. 1 Kerber To Reach Italian Open Quarter-Finals

Iga Swiatek won the battle of players who reached the world no. 1 rank on the WTA Tour, beating Angelique Kerber at the 2024 Italian Open. In the match before this in Rome, the Pole faced Yulia Putitnseva, who gave her some trouble.

Tennis News / Tennis Infinity / 39 minutes ago

Swiatek Admits To Crying When Watching Idol Nadal's Farewell In Madrid

Iga Swiatek grew up idolizing Rafael Nadal, and she cried after seeing the type of farewell he got at the Madrid Open. Not long ago, Nadal was spectacularly honored at the Madrid Open.

Iga Swiatek News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Swiatek Explains Why Two-Week Tournaments Don't Give Players Extra Time To Rest

The Italian Open used to be a one-week tournament, but now it lasts two weeks, and Iga Swiatek explained why this decision is not necessarily a good one.

Stefanos Tsitsipas News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Tsitsipas Breezes Past Norrie Into Fourth Round Of Italian Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas barely survived his previous match at the 2024 Italian Open, but he certainly did much better this time around. The Greek player has struggled a lot lately but found himself again on clay.

Sorana Cirstea News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Watch: Protesters Storm Onto Court During Match Between Keys And Cirstea In Rome

The match between Madison Keys and Sorana Cirstea at the 2024 Italian Open was stopped because of protesters who disrupted the play. Unfortunately, there have been multiple protests seen around the tennis Tours in recent months.

Camila Giorgi News / Last Word On Sports / 3 hours ago

A Look Back On The Career Of Camila Giorgi

Camila Giorgi has silently retired from professional tennis. The Italian’s name appeared on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s retired players list, formally indicating her retirement status.

Qinwen Zheng News / Tennis Infinity / 1 hour ago

Osaka's Inspired Italian Open Run Ends In Fourth Round Against Zheng

Naomi Osaka's inspired run at the 2024 Italian Open was snapped by Qinwen Zheng, who continues to impress. Quite a few fans might be unaware that Zheng is having another spectacular season, once again showing off her consistency.

Iga Swiatek News / Tennis Infinity / 46 minutes ago

Swiatek Reveals What She Writes Into Her Mysterious Notebook

Iga Swiatek famously has a journal that she brings onto the court with her, so her fans became curious about what it might contain. We've seen players bring various things to the courts.

Novak Djokovic News / FirstSportz / 19 minutes ago

'I would have to say Novak,' Former British No. 1 backs Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon title despite his struggles in the 2024 season

Former British No. 1 Andrew Castle backs Novak Djokovic to win the title at 2024 Wimbledon despite the Serbian’s struggles in the 2024 season so far. Although Djokovic has not won a title yet in the new season, Castle feels the 24-time Grand Slam champion will enter the grass-court Grand Slam tournament as a title favorite.

Rafael Nadal News / FirstSportz / 17 minutes ago