Gauff cruises past Zidansek to reach French Open third round
A rampant Rafael Nadal turned on the style to beat old rival Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3 on Saturday and reach his first Italian Open final since 2014. The top-seeded Spaniard will face defending champion Alexander Zverev who overcame fourth seed Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-6(13), 7-5 in the other semi-final.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Serena Williams crushed Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the Italian Open final and extend her winning streak to 23 matches on Saturday.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters, but it was curtains for Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer.
They are yet to play a match in the men's doubles event at the Rome Masters.
Third seed Andy Roddick lost 6-0, 6-4 to last 16 opponent Juan Ignacio Chela.
Marcos Baghdatis swept aside Carlos Moya 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Rome Masters.
Scenes from around the world as heatwaves engulf different parts of the globe.
The two beauties, both dressed in little black dresses, filmed a commercial for the Swiss watch brand Longines in the city.
The video shows images of the United Kingdom Parliament and Eiffel Tower crashing to the ground.
Czech Tomas Berdych snapped a run of 11 consecutive defeats by world number one Novak Djokovic to reach the semi-finals of the Rome Masters before Rafael Nadal was stretched to the limit against David Ferrer on Friday.
German veteran Tommy Haas provided a reminder of his claycourt skills to beat Stanislas Wawrinka on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters where Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will resume their rivalry.
Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal got candid about their personal and professional lives on Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan.
The real Usain Bolt will make a return appearance at Rome's Diamond League meeting on Thursday, according to the Jamaican sprinter who got tongues wagging last week when he failed to break 10 seconds over 100 metres in Ostrava.
A day after the Italian ambassador to India was recalled for "consultations", the Italian foreign ministry on Saturday summoned the Indian ambassador in Rome Dabarata Saha in connection with the detention of two of its marines charged with the murder of two fishermen in Kerala. It was announced in Italy on Friday that it is recalling its ambassador to India, Giacomo Sanfelice, for consultations soon after a court in Kerala refused bail to the two Italian marines.
Hours after India decided not to prosecute two of its marines accused of killing Indian fishermen under the strict anti-piracy SUA law, Italy said the decision was the "fruit of Italian firmness".
With a score of 135/150, the Athens Olympics silver medallist failed to finish among the top-six, who moved into the final.
The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna upset top seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor in a hard-fought battle to enter the men's doubles semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia tennis tournament in Rome.
International Automobile Federation (FIA) President Max Mosley is cool on the idea of staging a Formula One Grand Prix in Rome.
IMAGES from the French Open quarter-finals played in Paris on Tuesday.
The world number one went down to Spain's Albert Costa in the second round of the Rome Masters.
Second seed Andy Roddick crashed out in the first round of the Rome Masters, losing 7-6, 6-1 to Guillermo Canas.
Holder Novak Djokovic took advantage of Roger Federer's slump after a rain break to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final against world number one Rafael Nadal. Nadal, a triple champion here, powered past Chilean 12th seed Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3.
Holder Novak Djokovic took advantage of Roger Federer's slump after a rain break to reach the Rome Masters final with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win on Saturday. Second seed Federer, yet to win a title this year, looked to be cruising when leading 6-4, 2-1 before rain stopped play for about an hour.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles quelled a late challenge from the Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski to reach the semi-finals in the euro 2,750,000 Internazionali BNL D'Italia ATP event in Rome on Friday. The fourth-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair beat their sixth seeded opponents 6-3, 6-4 in just 59 minutes.
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana ran the second fastest women's 5,000 metres in history as she missed out on the world record by just over a second at the Rome Diamond League in Rome, on Thursday.
The Briton he lost in the third round to slow court specialist Mariano Zabaleta.
Three contenders for the women's singles title at the Australian Open.
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis of Switzerland stormed into the semi-finals of the Rome Masters with a straight-set victory over Julia Goerges and Silvia Soler-Espinosa on Thursday.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
Coco Gauff said she will never again make the mistake of doubting Rafael Nadal's chances at French Open
Top seed Rafael Nadal swept aside Swede Robin Soderling 6-1, 6-0 at the Rome Masters on Thursday to book a quarter-final with fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer also had easy wins. Holder Djokovic breezed past 13th seed Tommy Robredo 6-1, 6-1 to set up a last-eight clash with Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro and Federer beat the number 16 seed Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-1 to avenge last year's defeat here by the Czech.
World number one Rafa Nadal set up the prospect of another mouthwatering claycourt final against Novak Djokovic after beating Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-1 in the Rome Masters semi-finals on Saturday.
Triumphant Michael Phelps did not need to rely on hi-tech swimsuit wizardry to reaffirm his worth at the world aquatics championships. His successes came despite his Speedo bodysuit being widely regarded as less performance-enhancing than other models, while he only wore long pants in his 200 butterfly victory.
Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma.
American Gatlin, bronze medallist at the London Games after a four-year doping ban, ran 9.94 seconds to edge Usain Bolt by 0.01 in a race that showed the Jamaican has yet to fully recover from the hamstring injury that dogged him earlier in the season.
Novak Djokovic continued his domination over world number one Rafa Nadal ahead of the French Open by claiming the Rome Masters crown 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to stretch his unbeaten run this year to 37 matches.
Rafa Nadal made sure of retaining his world number one status at the French Open after cruising past Croat Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Friday.
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