ATP - Rome 1R start

First round commenced in Rome.

Rain interrupted.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Daniil Medvedev (3) who defeated Holger Rune (7);7-5 7-5

Stan Wawrinka withdrew after the main draw was published due to a wrist injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Corentin Moutet.

Matteo Berrettini withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser J.J. Wolf.

First round results:

- Yannick Hanfmann defeated Jakub Mensik 6-3 6-2

- Alexander Shevchenko defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-2

- Pavel Kotov defeated Alex Michelsen 6-1 6-1

- Zhang Zhizhen defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-2 7-5

- Qualifier Thiago Monteiro defeated Gaël Monfils 6-2 7-5

- Aleksandar Vukic defeated qualifier Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-2

- Luciano Darderi defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(4)

- Arthur Rinderknech led qualifier Francesco Passaro 7-6(3) 5-6 when rain stopped play 

- Nuno Borges defeated Pedro Martinez 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(8)

- Flavio Cobolli defeated qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Terence Atmane defeated Christopher Eubanks 6-4 6-4

- Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-3 2-6 7-6(4)

WTA - Rome 1R continued

First round continued in Rome.

Rain interrupted.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Elena Rybakina (7) who defeated Anhelina Kalinina (30) 6-4 1-0 (retired)

Twenty fifth seed Barbora Krejcikova withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Jaqueline Cristian.

Cristian received the first round bye originally given to Krejcikova.

First round results:

- Qualifier Bernarda Pera defeated Caroline Dolehide 7-6(6) 6-3

- Qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 7-6(6)

- Qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova defeated Taylor Townsend 3-6 6-2 6-0

- Elina Avanesyan defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-7(3) 6-0 7-5

- Tatjana Maria defeated qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova 7-6(5) 3-6 6-2

- Naomi Osaka defeated Clara Burel 7-6(2) 6-1

- Lesia Tsurenko defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 3-6 7-6(5)

- Magda Linette defeated Zhu Lin 6-3 6-2

- Mayar Sherif defeated Petra Martic 6-2;6-2

- Anna Blinkova defeated Diane Parry 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Renata Zarazua led Elisabetta Cocciaretto 5-2 when rain stopped play 

- Katerina Siniakova defeated wildcard Nuria Brancaccio 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Rebeka Masarova and Irina-Camelia Begu were tied at 7-5 3-6 when rain stopped play 

- Sofia Kenin defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2

- Nadia Podoroska led Sara Sorribes Tormo 3-1 when rain stopped play 

- Qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle amd qualifier Laura Siegemund were tied at 6-2 4-6 2-2 when rain stopped play 

WTA - Rome 1R start

First round commenced in Rome.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Elena Rybakina (7) who defeated Anhelina Kalinina (30) 6-4 1-0 (retired)

First round results:

- Yulia Putintseva defeated wildcard Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-4

- Angelique Kerber defeated Lauren Davis 6-1 6-0

- Wang Xinyu defeated Yuan Yue 4-6 6-1 6-2

- Camila Osorio defeated Arantxa Rus 4-6;6-3 6-4

- Ana Bogdan defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-1

- Magdalena Frech defeated Ashlyn Krueger 7-6(2) 6-3

- Paula Badosa defeated Mirra Andreeva 6-2;6-3

- Diana Shnaider defeated Greet Minnen 6-2;6-3

- Lucrezia Stefanini defeated wildcard Vittoria Paganetti 7-5 6-3

- Shelby Rogers defeated wildcard Lisa Pigato 6-1 6-0

ATP - Rome

The 2024 ATP tour continues in Italy.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Daniil Medvedev (3) who defeated Holger Rune (7);7-5 7-5

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Carlos Alcaraz replaced by Rinky Hijikata 

- Arthur Cazaux replaced by Stan Wawrinka 

- Facundo Diaz Acosta replaced by Mackenzie McDonald 

- Laslo Djere replaced by Daniel Elahi Galan 

- Jiri Lehecka replaced by Matteo Berrettini 

- Andy Murray replaced by Pedro Cachin

- Jannik Sinner replaced by Arthur Rinderknech

Novak Djokovic, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 35

All seeds have first round byes.

WTA - Rome

The 2024 WTA tour continues in Italy.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Elena Rybakina (7) who defeated Anhelina Kalinina (30) 6-4 1-0 (retired)

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Petra Kvitova replaced by Ashlyn Krueger 

- Karolina Muchova replaced by Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 

- Jessica Pegula replaced by Wang Yafan

- karolina Pliskova replaced by Mayar Sherif

Iga Swiatek, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 35

All seeds have first round byes.

Rublev wins Madrid Open

Final day in Madrid.

2024 Mutua Madrid Open, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Madrid, Spain, 23 April - 5 May 2024

Defending champion:

Carlos Alcaraz (1) who defeated lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 3-6 6-3

Final:

Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) v Andrey Rublev (7) (Russia)

Rublev won four of the five meetings prior to the final.

Included was a second round victory in Rotterdam, February this year.

Interestingly, the only victory for Felix over Andrey was in the semis at the Rotterdam tournament in 2022.

Felix broke serve in the opening game of the match.

He consolidated for 2-0.

Rublev saved a break point in game three, and held to avoid going down a double break.

The players exchanged service breaks in games five and six to leave Felix ahead 4-2.

Rublev served at 3-5 to stay in the set.

He saved a set point before holding for 4-5.

Felix saved a break point on the way to serving out the set 6-4.

No break points faced by either player in set two until game six, and Felix saved that one.

3-3.

Felix served at 4-5 to say in the set and held.

He served at 5-6, again to stay in the set, but was broken and Rublev levelled at 4-6 7-5.

Felix saved two break points in game two of the decider.

He saved another two in game four.

Each time he held serve. 2-2.

Felix saved a break point in game eight.

He held for 4-4.

Serving at 5-6 to stay in the match, Felix was broken and Rublev won 4-6 7-5 7-5.

Title number sixteen for Andrey Rublev, and second this year, following the Hong Kong Open in January.

Second title at Masters 1000 level.following Monte Carlo in 2023.

Swiatek wins Madrid Open

Final day in Madrid.

2024 Mutua Madrid Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Madrid, Spain, 23 April - 5 May 2024

Defending champion:

Aryna Sabalenka (2) who defeated Iga Swiatek (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Final:

Iga Swiatek (1) (Poland) v Aryna Sabalenka (2) (Belarus)

A replay of last years final which Sabalenka won.

The pair met nine times before this final, and Swiatek won six of these matches.

The most recent was Swiatek winning a semi final of the 2023 WTA Finals.

The players exchanged service breaks in the opening two games of the match.

Swiatek saved three break points in game six, and Sabalenka saved two in game seven.

Sabalenka led 4-3.

Swiatek broke in game eleven and led 6-5.

She served out the set 7-5.

Sabalenka held serve to open set two.

There were then three successive breaks of serve, leaving Sabalenka ahead 3-1.

Swiatek made sure it was four, and stuck close at 2-3.

Serve was held in the next two games with no break points faced.

Sabalenka led 4-3.

Two more of the same and the lead was 5-4.

Serving at 4-5 to stay in the set, Swiatek was broken and Sabalenka levelled at 5-7 6-4.

Sabalenka saved two break points in game three of the decider before holding for 2-1.

Swiatek was broken in game four and Sabalenka led 3-1.

Swiatek broke straight back for 2-3.

No more break chances until Swiatek served to stay in the match at 5-6.

In the longest game of the match, Swiatek saved two match points before holding serve and forcing a tie break.

Sabalenka saved a match point at 5-6 in the tie break.

Swiatek saved a match point at 6-7.

Swiatek finally won the tie break 9-7 and the match 7-5 4-6 7-6(7).

Title number twenty for Iga Swiatek, and ninth at WTA 1000 level.

Third title in 2024, all WTA 1000 tournaments, Qatar and Indian Wells the other two.