Italian Open

Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner to win maiden Italian Open title

Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner to win maiden Italian Open title

Carlos Alcaraz edged the battle between world number one and three as the Spaniard defeated Jannik Sinner in straight sets in the Italian Open final on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Alcaraz won his maiden Italian Open title, claiming a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 win over Sinner to end the Italian’s 26-match winning streak with a dominant display in Rome. Sinner, who was appearing in his first tournament since...

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Tiafoe lashes out at umpire in Italian Open

World number 12 Frances Tiafoe showed his displeasure towards the umpire for failing to initially call off his Italian Open round of 32 match against home favourite Lorenzo Musetti on Monday due to rain. The rain descended on the Stadio del tennis di Roma towards the end of the second set that Tiafoe won 6-4, after going down 5-7 in the first set. The game was...