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Daniil Medvedev joins exclusive ATP club with Novak Djokovic

Daniil Medvedev is starting to look like a real threat at the Italian Open. Just a month after his surprising 6-0, 6-0 defeat in Monte Carlo, the Russian seems to have regained his best form on clay while in Italy.

Three WTA doubles teams retire within 2 days at Italian Open

The Italian Open WTA doubles draw has been a fun one to follow. However, in the past two days, three teams have opted out of the tournament for different reasons. Two of the teams are comprised of singles players. That…

Andy Roddick explains why he still won’t doubt Novak Djokovic before French Open

Former US Open champion believes Novak Djokovic can still surprise everyone at Roland Garros despite a difficult clay-court season. Novak Djokovic heads into the French Open without a single clay-court win in 2026, having suffered early defeats in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.

Swiatek steamrolls Pegula to reach Italian Open semifinals

ROME (AP) — Three-time champion Iga Swiatek crushed Jessica Pegula of the United States in straight sets on Wednesday to advance to the Italian Open semifinals.

Swiatek was ranked fourth, one place above Pegula. But the difference seemed vast as the Polish player took just 67 minutes to win 6-1, 6-2.

Swiatek’s impressive form bodes well for the upcoming French Open, which she has won four times.

She will next face either Elena Rybakina or Elina Svitolina, who are both also former Rome champions.

In the men’s quarterfinals, 19-year-old Rafael Jodar of Spain was playing Luciano Darderi of Italy later. The winner will face either Casper Ruud or Karen Khachanov in the final four.

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Sam Querrey explains why Grand Slam boycott would fail

While anticipation is building for the French Open, talk of player boycotts has taken some of the shine off the build-up. Aryna Sabalenka, currently ranked number one in the world by the WTA, recently floated the idea of top players skipping Grand Slams over prize money issues.

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