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  • Novak Djokovic on the brink of 1,100 career wins after opening victory over Moutet in Rome

    World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has reached a lot of milestones in his career, and he’s now on the brink of yet another one. With a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Corentin Moutet in his opening match in Rome on Friday night, Djokovic recorded the 1,099th tour-level win of his career, now a win away from becoming just the third man in the Open Era to reach 1,100 career wins. He would join Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer on that very exclusive list. MOST CAREER WINS IN OPEN ERA (men, tour-level): 1,274: Jimmy...

  • Defending Rome champion Elena Rybakina withdraws due to illness, replaced by lucky loser

    ROME, Italy—Defending champion Elena Rybakina announced on Friday that she is withdrawing from the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, citing illness. “I am disappointed to have to withdraw from Rome this year, but unfortunately I do not feel well enough to compete,” Rybakina said in a statement released by the Hologic WTA tour. “I have such good memories from last year and was looking forward to defending my title. “Rome is so special to me, and I look forward to being back next year to reclaim my...

  • "Not ready to perform": Cautious Matteo Berrettini out of Rome for third straight year

    For the third year running, Matteo Berrettini will miss his hometown tournament—this time as the result of an illness that also kept him out of the Mutua Madrid Open. On Wednesday, the Rome native withdrew from the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Berrettini, who was scheduled to face countryman Stefano Napolitano Thursday, explained that he needed to take a head-over-heart approach with his decision to forgo competing. “I'm not ready to perform and to give my best on court. I tried everything...

  • Novak Djokovic aims for Roland Garros peak in Rome, reunites with fitness coach Gebhard Gritsch

    ROME, Italy—Novak Djokovic has only played three tournaments in 2024. As he prepares to play a fourth at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, it becomes quickly apparent that the world No. 1 wouldn’t have had it any other way. “It was not part of the schedule,” Djokovic smiled when asked about his absence from the Mutua Madrid Open. “The plan was to come here.” That plan has certainly been successful in the past for the six-time champion, though the fact that Djokovic has gone through the first...

  • REPORT: Dominic Thiem to retire at Vienna in October; Novak Djokovic applauds Austrian

    At the end of January, Dominic Thiem didn’t mince words when stating this season was “the last chance” to reassert himself on the ATP Tour. Less than four months later, it appears the 2020 US Open champion has bought into that belief. According to Austrian outlet SN, Thiem has begun informing sponsors that he will hang up his racquet in Vienna. The ATP 500 event runs in late October and is one of two tour-level tournaments the former world No. 3 triumphed at on home soil in 2019, along with...