Italian Open

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome to rest an Achilles injury ahead of the French Open, the WTA said on Monday.

The 24-year-old reached the Miami Open final, where she lost to world number one Iga Swiatek, in April. The former world number one has never reached the final of a clay-court tournament, but will be hoping to put that record straight at the French Open which starts on May 22. "Unfortunately I'm going to have to withdraw from Rome as the injury which I picked up last week in Madrid hasn't healed yet," the Japanese star said in a statement.

Toward the end of the second-set, with the Canadian-born Shapovalov down three points to four, he took issue with a call on the court. The umpire came down to ...

As you’ve probably already guessed, Shapovalov didn’t like that one bit, and began arguing with tournament officials over the ruling. The rules, however, state you cannot cross the net mid-match, and Shapovalov was handed a one-point penalty. Toward the end of the second-set, with the Canadian-born Shapovalov down three points to four, he took issue with a call on the court.

Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz, 19, hurt his ankle during the quarterfinal win over Nadal. The Spanish teen beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid, then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final for his tour-leading fourth title of the year.

"I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland Garros," Osaka said.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz hurt his ankle during the quarterfinal win over Nadal. ROME (AP) — Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week's Italian Open because of a right ankle injury following his victory at the Madrid Open.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz will be chasing his first Grand Slam title at the French Open, which starts in less than two weeks. ROME — Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open.

“Even after the match, there were a lot of people standing, waiting for pictures, stuff like that. That could be a big help for the umpire.” “I saw you talking to him and you incited it a little bit. I definitely won’t step over the net.” “A lot of things happened in the heat of the moment. I need to be better with my behavior,” Shapovalov said.

'SHUT THE F*** UP!': Star loses it in stunning tennis tantrum.

As Shapovalov continued to verbally spar with the umpire, fans lost patience with his antics as they were rooting for their countryman. Shapovalov was fighting to remain in the second set of the match against Italian Lorenzo Sonego after winning the first on a tiebreak. A tournament official was called in to mitigate further escalation.

ROME — Canada's Denis Shapovalov survived a testy opening match Monday at the Italian Open tennis tournament that saw him swear at the fans after arguing a ...

She completed the win with her best set of the match. “Even after the match, there were a lot of people standing, waiting for pictures, stuff like that. That could be a big help for the umpire." “A lot of things happened in the heat of the moment. I definitely won’t step over the net.” “I saw you talking to him and you incited it a little bit.

There was plenty of drama when Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local ...

“Even after the match, there were a lot of people standing, waiting for pictures, stuff like that. That could be a big help for the umpire.” “I saw you talking to him and you incited it a little bit. I definitely won’t step over the net.” “A lot of things happened in the heat of the moment. I need to be better with my behavior,” Shapovalov said.

Naomi Osaka announced her withdrawal from the Italian Open on Monday as she continues to nurse an ankle injury ahead of the French Open.

“It’s an Achilles injury so I need to be careful especially in advance of Roland Garros.” Osaka had tweeted Sunday that “sometimes life doesn’t go as planned and you just gotta find joy in the unknown.” It’s unclear if she was referencing the injury. “Unfortunately I’m going to have to withdraw from Rome as the injury which I picked up last week in Madrid hasn’t healed yet,” Osaka said in a statement.

The Italian Open has kicked off with much anticipation and King of Clay Rafael Nadal looking like a wounded animal as the road to Roland-Garros shortens.

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Shapovalov lost his cool, was handed a point penalty and was booed by the fans but he overcame all those distractions to beat Italy's Sonego 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 ...

'But in terms of going forward, I've played in Rome a lot of times. 'In the NBA there's a lot of hecklers and stuff like that,' he said. 'They're pretty strict, the security and everything, that [fans] don't cross the line. I feel like he kept an eye on him after that. Trying to obviously get under my skin or whatnot,' scorned Shapovalov told a news conference. It didn't bother me after that.'

Tennis star Denis Shapovalov got a little heated at the Italian Open on Monday. During his opening round match against Italian Lorenzo Sonego, ...

The 23-year-old star will be back on the court in the Round of 32 at the Italian Open. Shapovalov continued to scream at the umpire and that's when fans began to voice their displeasure by booing him. Following that penalty, the Canadian tennis star lost his cool.

Rafael Nadal likens his body to “an old machine” at the age of 35 and after nearly two decades at or near the top of tennis.

“I love his work, his songs,” Jabeur said. That’s a positive and encouraging factor prior to Rome and also, of course, the big goal, which is Paris.” “In terms of support that I’ve been getting, in terms of the sensation I have every time I come back here. “The only thing that is sure, I’m going to keep trying and I’m going to keep building confidence to try to be ready for next week, for in two weeks. It’s more about being confident with my movements, recover the speed, recover the way that I have to play on clay.” “It’s not the same when you (are) 19 than when you have almost 36, with all the issues that I went through in my tennis career.

Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz, 19, hurt his ankle during the quarterfinal win over Nadal. The Spanish teen beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid, then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final for his tour-leading fourth title of the year.

Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov has called for the sport to take a tougher stance against hecklers in the crowd after he was goaded by a spectator at ...

"The reason why (the heckler) didn't get kicked out was because (the umpire) told me he didn't see what happened. It didn't bother me after that." Trying to obviously get under my skin or whatnot," Shapovalov told a press conference according to Reuters.

The 2022 Italian Open – aka Internazionali BNL d'Italia – is now underway at the Foro Italico clay courts. Novak Djokovic plays Aslan Karatsev at 12.35pm ...

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC will be out for revenge in his opening match at the Rome Masters.

After defeating Djokovic in April of last year, the 28-year-old admitted he had to play at “200 per cent” to beat the world No 1. “I was unlucky at times, it all came down to one or two shots but I had too many ups and downs throughout the match,” he said. Djokovic will begin his Rome Masters campaign against the tricky Russian, who enjoyed a breakout season in 2021 - starting the year at world No 112 and ending it at No 18.

Novak Djokovic won his opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday, defeating Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-2.

Djokovic needs to reach the semifinals in Rome to stay No. 1. "That's what the crowd is looking for -- they're looking for energy, excitement, fight and they want to see some good tennis. Still seeking his first title of 2022, Djokovic lost the final in his home Serbia Open to Andrey Rublev then was beaten by 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open semifinals last weekend. "We had some nice points today. It was the type of point that Djokovic pulled off day after day last year when he came within one match of completing a calendar-year Grand Slam -- sweeping all four major titles in the same year. ROME -- Still attempting to get his nearly unbeatable form back following his time away from the tour, Novak Djokovic took another step in the right direction with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Aslan Karatsev in his opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.

British number one Emma Raducanu was forced to retire from her Italian Open first-round match with Bianca Andreescu with a back injury.

If not, he will lose top spot in the rankings to Russian Daniil Medvedev for a second time this year. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android The 2021 US Open winner and world number 12 was trailing 6-2 2-1 at the time of her withdrawal against the Canadian, with Raducanu telling a physio "I can't move"; Novak Djokovic and British No 1 Cameron Norrie progress to the third round of men's draw

Andy Murray's former coach Jamie Delgado has been dropped by new charge Denis Shapovalov after just half a year together. The news comes after the ATP world ...

With Delgado back on the market, Murray could look to get the dream team back together again ahead of Wimbledon. But you [Tim Henman] spoke to Jamie Delgao last night, who’s been coaching Denis Shapovalov since the start of the year, and certainly to Jamie’s surprise at the weekend he received a call to say that his services were no longer required." Shapovalov had struck up a partnership with Delgado following the Brit's split with Murray over the off-season, after five years together.

Novak Djokovic won his opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday, defeating Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-2.

Djokovic needs to reach the semifinals in Rome to stay No. 1. "That's what the crowd is looking for -- they're looking for energy, excitement, fight and they want to see some good tennis. "We had some nice points today.