OH NO! Water bottle falls from fan's backpack and strikes Novak Djokovic in Rome player tunnel
Rome, Italy

OH NO! Water bottle falls from fan's backpack and strikes Novak Djokovic in Rome player tunnel

The world No. 1 was signing autographs Friday evening when the accident occurred.

May 10, 2024
THE BREAK: Nobody said being a chair umpire was easy
Rome, Italy

THE BREAK: Nobody said being a chair umpire was easy

It looks like a case of Rome deja vu for Mohamed Lahyani after a British player came out on the wrong end of his call against Fabio Fognini.

May 10, 2024
No nap today! Corentin Moutet's phone alarm goes off in Rome to Novak Djokovic's amusement
Rome, Italy

No nap today! Corentin Moutet's phone alarm goes off in Rome to Novak Djokovic's amusement

The Frenchman jokingly answered his phone before returning to serve early in the second set Friday night.

May 10, 2024
"It was a highly-contested match": Ben Shelton has no beef with Pavel Kotov following Rome win
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"It was a highly-contested match": Ben Shelton has no beef with Pavel Kotov following Rome win

The left-hander rallied to win his opener Friday and reflected on the setting afterwards with Prakash Amritraj.

May 10, 2024
"I loved it": Sebastian Korda stays strong in tricky atmosphere to win first career Rome match
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"I loved it": Sebastian Korda stays strong in tricky atmosphere to win first career Rome match

The American sits down with Prakash Amritraj after coming through a tense second-round contest against Flavio Cobolli Friday.

May 10, 2024
DRAMA! Pavel Kotov gets point penalty for delay, riles up Rome crowd in loss to Ben Shelton
Rome, Italy

DRAMA! Pavel Kotov gets point penalty for delay, riles up Rome crowd in loss to Ben Shelton

The No. 12 seed would later close out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory on Court 2 at the Internazionali BNL D'Italia Friday.

May 10, 2024
Vogue! Tommy Paul, Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud & more strike a pose in Rome
Rome, Italy

Vogue! Tommy Paul, Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud & more strike a pose in Rome

Coco Gauff, Daniil Medvedev and Hsieh Su-Wei were also among the players to take on Tennis Channel's Roman statue-inspired challenge.

May 09, 2024
THE BREAK: Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray prepare for clay-court comebacks
Rome, Italy

THE BREAK: Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray prepare for clay-court comebacks

Plus, we look ahead to what's on the menu with Friday's schedule in Rome.

May 09, 2024
"This is robbery": Mohamed Lahyani picks wrong mark in awarding Rome point to Fabio Fognini
Rome, Italy

"This is robbery": Mohamed Lahyani picks wrong mark in awarding Rome point to Fabio Fognini

Dan Evans, who eventually lost to the home favorite Thursday, managed to get back on serve anyway despite the missed call.

May 09, 2024
Coco Gauff's take on THAT feud: "Drake, like, dissed Serena so I have to go with Kendrick"
Rome, Italy

Coco Gauff's take on THAT feud: "Drake, like, dissed Serena so I have to go with Kendrick"

The world No. 3 added following her Rome win Thursday. "To be honest, I like Kendrick's songs more."

May 09, 2024
PRESS CONFERENCE: Naomi Osaka still feels like "a baby giraffe" when playing on clay
Rome, Italy

PRESS CONFERENCE: Naomi Osaka still feels like "a baby giraffe" when playing on clay

The Japanese superstar lined up a third-round meeting in Rome with Daria Kasatkina following her 6-3, 6-1 victory over Marta Kostyuk Thursday.

May 09, 2024
THE BREAK: Dominic Thiem reportedly retiring at end of 2024, Camila Giorgi quietly ends pro career
Rome, Italy

THE BREAK: Dominic Thiem reportedly retiring at end of 2024, Camila Giorgi quietly ends pro career

In case you missed it elsewhere, Diego Schwartzman also announced he will hang up his racquet at 2025 Buenos Aires and Alize Cornet is set to bid adieu at Roland Garros later this month.

May 08, 2024