Main draw action at the 2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia got underway on Wednesday, and it was a solid day for the homegrown talent, with Luciano Darderi and Flavio Cobolli booking their spots in the second round. More Italians were slated to be on the court later in the day, but rain disrupted play twice. The…
Rafael Nadal will continue his comeback at the 2024 Italian Open, and he gave an honest assessment of where his level stands right now. The Spaniard’s first event on this comeback attempt was the Barcelona Open. He played solid two matches but didn’t really come close to his best tennis. It looked better last week…
Sofia Kenin won a WTA Tour-level match again at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome for the first time since January, beating Lucia Bronzetti. Kenin recently won a match again, but that wasn’t on the top WTA level. It was on the lower level, but it was memorable nonetheless because it was the first time…
Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Italian Open with a good win over Clara Burel, her first win at the event in five years, as the last one came in 2019. There is a reason why Osaka hasn’t won in Rome since 2019, and it’s mostly because she hasn’t played on clay much in the past….
Luciano Darderi outlasted Denis Shapovalov 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in a lengthy affair to advance to the second round of the Italian Open. In a dramatic showdown on Centre Court at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, it was the world number 54 who delivered under pressure, escaping with a nail-biting three set victory in 3 hours, 10…
Stan Wawrinka is not enjoying a very good year so far, and he won’t be competing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome because he withdrew from the event. The Swiss player is likely very close to retirement at this point in his career. He hasn’t played that well this year, holding a 2-8 record,…
Holger Rune is already looking forward to competing at the Italian Open, a year from losing the championship match. The Dane is one of the top performers on clay, having won two career titles on the surface and achieving his best Grand Slam result so far by reaching back-to-back quarterfinals at Roland Garros (2022 and…
Novak Djokovic played his first practice match ahead of the 2024 Italian Open against Grigor Dimitrov and he lost it. Practice sets are not matches, and players usually don’t play them like matches, but they’re the closest they can get to a competitive match before tournaments. They’re common in the final days of players’ preparation…
Rafael Nadal once again faced waiting game ahead of the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, but now he can prepare for his first-round opponent. The Spaniard’s comeback has been going really well. At the 2024 Madrid Open, he managed to outplay three players, before losing to Jiri Lehecka in his fourth match at the tournament….
Ana Bogdan relied on her consistency and tenacity to overcome Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4, 6-1 in one hour, 43 minutes to advance to the second round of the Italian Open. While Fernandez was the favourite heading to the match, the world No. 34 struggled frequently with her timing at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia, It…
