Ewan West
Tennis Writer at Freelance
Tennis and football writer for Planet Sport @tennis365com @F365 @TEAMtalk. NUFC fan.
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Alexander Zverev has admitted he “hates” playing one ATP star who he has labelled his “most difficult” opponent outside of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. The world No 2 is set to begin his campaign at the 2025 Italian Open, where he is the reigning champion having secured his second Rome title last year. Zverev is chasing his second title of 2025 after his triumph at the ATP 500 event in Munich last month.
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Iga Swiatek destroyed Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the 2025 Italian Open to begin her title defence at the Foro Italico in style. The five-time Grand Slam champion crushed Cocciaretto, who is ranked 82nd, 6-1, 6-0 in just 52 minutes on Centre Court in Rome. Swiatek won 51 of the 71 total points played, including 28 of 35 on her own serve, and she did not face a single break point.
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tennis365.com | Ewan West
Novak Djokovic’s decision not to compete at the 2025 Italian Open brought an end to a remarkable streak of Big Three participation in Rome. The Serbian great has not given a reason for his decision to pull out of the Italian Open for the first time since he made his debut. In his last outing, the 37-year-old was upset by Matteo Arnaldi in his opening match at the Madrid Open — his third consecutive straight-set loss.
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tennis365.com | Ewan West
Emma Raducanu proclaimed that her battling three-set opening round victory at the 2025 Italian Open gives her “a lot of confidence.”The world No 49 defeated 78th-ranked qualifier Maya Joint 7-5, 6-7(1), 6-3 in the opening round at the Foro Italico. Raducanu recovered from 4-2 down to win the opening set, but she lost the second set on a tiebreak after serving for the match at 5-4.
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tennis365.com | Ewan West
Alex Eala suffered a heavy defeat against Marta Kostyuk on her Italian Open debut, but she is set to continue her climb up the rankings. Kostyuk, the world No 27, proved far too strong as she crushed Eala 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round in Rome on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old Ukrainian won the first 10 games of the match, lost just five points on serve and won and 60 of the 91 total points played.
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