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Since his stunning arrival at the top of the sport across the spring of 2022, Carlos Alcaraz is yet to have an under-par clay-court season. Even twelve months ago, when his European clay campaign looked to have been derailed by a right arm injury which ruled him out of both Monte-Carlo and Rome, the young Spaniard responded by claiming the biggest prize of them all at Roland-Garros.
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The Spaniard defeated Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last four in Rome for the first time. He’ll play either Lorenzo Musetti or Alexander Zverev next Carlos Alcaraz, Italian Open, 2025 © Tristan Lapierre / Tennis Majors Carlos Alcaraz continued his career-best run in Rome by coming through a stern test against Jack Draper, defeating the Briton 6-4, 6-4 to move into the semi-finals at the Foro Italico.
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Jannik Sinner, coming off the back of a three-month absence from the tour, remains a major threat to the rest of the field at this year’s Roland-Garros. Patrick Mouratoglou asserts that because of his supreme movement – especially on clay – the Italian is a genuine contender to lift a maiden French Open title this season. “The key element to be performant on clay and grass is the movement,” the Frenchman explains.
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tennismajors.com | Jamie Malachy |Jamie Malachy Smith
Naomi Osaka is, by her own admission, a “hard-court kid.”Having won all four of her Grand Slam titles on the hard courts of Melbourne and New York, the former world No 1 has never been past the third round at either Roland-Garros or Wimbledon – played on clay and grass courts respectively. Indeed, prior to last week, she had never won a trophy away from her beloved hard courts.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Aryna Sabalenka survived a testing battle against Marta Kostyuk, eventually coming through 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) to reach the semi-finals of the Madrid Open in a blustery and damp night on Manolo Santana. It is the two-time champion’s fourth last-four berth at the Caja Mágica and her third consecutive semi-final appearance, but she was made to work harder than she has all tournament to get over the line against a typically spirited and resilient Kostyuk.
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The British No 1 reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open courtesy of Wednesday’s victory over Tommy Paul in the Spanish capital Jack Draper, Madrid Open, 2025 © Zuma/Psnewz Despite having just reached the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open for the first time, and sitting at a career-high ranking of sixth in the world after another milestone season so far, there was a striking moment of candour from Jack Draper in his post-match press conference.
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Francisco Cerundolo has carved the draw wide open at the Madrid Masters by dispatching top-seeded Alexander Zverev 7-5, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals at the Caja Mágica once again. The Argentine extends his winning record against Zverev to 3-0, having won in this very same fixture last season before also defeating the German in Buenos Aires earlier this year.
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tennismajors.com | Jamie Malachy |Jamie Malachy Smith
Underpinning all of this was Djokovic’s ability to adapt in order to rise to new challenges. When faced with the prospect of a playing the Australian Open with a tear in his abdomen in 2023, the Serb turned his usually counter-punching, metronomic baseline game on its head. Unable to sustain extended rallies in his ailing physical condition, Djokovic displayed a frightening ability to play first-strike, aggressive tennis. The result? A tenth title in Melbourne.
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2 weeks ago | 
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Matteo Arnaldi earned the biggest win of his career by taking down an out of sorts Novak Djokovic, beating the three-time champion 6-3, 6-4 to move into the third round of the Madrid Open. In a season that has been defined largely by the struggle to rediscover his former powers, this latest upset for Djokovic feels most damaging in the sense that one has to question whether this was, indeed, an upset.
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Musetti reached his first Master 1000 level final in Monte-Carlo, before falling in three sets to the Spaniard in the title match Carlos Alcaraz wins Monte-Carlo Masters 2025 © Chryslène Caillaud / Psnewz The first time Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz met in a tour-level match back in July 2022, it was the Italian who came out on top, coming through a tight three-set tussle in the final of the Hamburg Open.
