Simon Cambers

4 days ago | espn.com.au | Simon Cambers

ROME -- Top-ranked Jannik Sinner made a solid return from his three-month doping ban in beating 99th-ranked Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 before an adoring home crowd at the Italian Open on Saturday. It was Sinner's first match in more than 100 days, since he won his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

6 days ago | espn.com.au | Simon Cambers

Emma Raducanu cruised into the round-of-32 at the Italian Open on Friday with a staight sets win over Switzerland's Jil Teichmann. The 6-2, 6-2 win took Raducanu less than 90 minutes as she looked on form from the first serve to the last in Rome. The Brit fired down six aces to Teichmann's one in a dominant display. Raducanu said she was pleased with how she adapted after original opponent Ekaterina Alexandrov had to withdraw shortly before the match, with Teichmann called up as a lucky loser.

6 days ago | tennismajors.com | Simon Cambers

The Serbian has endured an inconsistent year to date and is chasing his first clay-court win of 2025 Novak Djokovic in Miami (Zuma/PSNewz) Novak Djokovic is to play in Geneva for the second year in a row as he tries to rediscover top form in time for Roland-Garros. The 24-time Grand Slam winner received a wildcard into the May 17-24 event, having lost both his matches on clay this year, in Monte-Carlo and Madrid.

1 week ago | tennismajors.com | Simon Cambers

“Honestly, I’m really happy to have him around again,” said Alcaraz, who will begin his campaign at the Rome Masters against Dusan Lajovic. “It’s been three months. Obviously for him was tough and I’m pretty sure was super long. But yeah, just I think it wasn’t a better place to come back than here in his home, for him here in Rome.”Hopefully I’m going to meet him in the finalAlcaraz said he had seen Sinner and expressed his happiness to have him back.

1 week ago | espn.com.au | Simon Cambers

ROME -- Rarely has an athlete been welcomed back from a doping ban with so much fanfare. Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was treated to a stadium filled with nearly 5,000 fans for his first practice session at the Italian Open on Monday -- the day his three-month banishment from the sport expired.