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Jannik Sinner’s winning streak continued at the Italian Open, but he showed more than a few signs of weakness during his run to the Masters title.

Sinner looked incredibly worse for wear against Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final and he also showed clear signs of fatigue in a straight sets victory against Andrey Rublev.

According to the director of the Italian Open, Sinner was very close to withdrawing from his home event due to his hectic clay court schedule so far.

Speaking to Eurosport Italia, Rome’s tournament director, Angelo Binaghi, said he was convinced Sinner would pull out of the Italian Open due to his physical conditioning.

Sinner played the Monte Carlo Masters and the Madrid Open back-to-back, which was a surprise to many, but his current form at Masters events clearly convinced him to continue the run.

Binaghi said he was warned by Matteo Berrettini that Sinner was gearing up to withdraw from his home tournament after winning the two Masters events in Monte Carlo and Madrid.

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“Berrettini told me: ‘Yes, yes, look, it’s impossible for him to come, he can’t do it anymore.’ So I was resigned,” said the Italian following Sinner’s victory.

Of course, Sinner did play, and win, the Italian Open, continiuing his incredible record at Masters events, dating back to the Paris Masters last season.

Despite his victory on home soil, Binaghi is still worried about Sinner’s status after his lengthy slog on the European clay court swing.

“We were seriously worried about his physical condition. We saw problems both at the end of the match with Rublev, and especially in the match with Medvedev,” he said.

Binaghi believes Sinner’s remarkable run in Rome, despite his physical issues, showcases what a brilliant champion the World No. 1 has become.

“I think that in this last match Jannik showed energy that perhaps he didn’t even know he had , but this is what great champions do, who are not normal people and who have a suffering threshold, a limit that is different from what we normal people have.”

Sinner will now have a week off before Roland Garros kicks off, where he is expected to play on either the first Monday or Tuesday of the event.

Whether his physical issues can be solved in that time is anyone’s guess, but he has absolutely put a target on his back following his worrying physical capitulation in the second set against Medvedev in Rome.

There is no doubt that several top players on the ATP Tour will be concocting a game plan in how to keep Sinner out on court for as long as possible.

Nevertheless, the World No. 1 still remains the overwhelming favourite to win the Paris event and become the third youngest player to achieve the Career Grand Slam.

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Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite win the Roland Garros this year, but Mats Wilander believes the ATP Tour could concoct a plan to stop him.

Sinner will play Roland Garros without Carlos Alcaraz, due to the Spaniard’s unfortunate wrist injury he suffered last month at the Barcelona Open.

Without Alcaraz, Sinner will be confident he can win the Grand Slam for the first time in his career, but Wilander believes multiple players have the chance to knock the Italian out.

“I think the only thing that can stop Jannik Sinner from winning in Paris is the other 127 players. Somehow, they have to come to an agreement and decide, ‘Even if I’m going to lose this match against Jannik, I have to push him to his physical limits,’ said Mats Wilander to Eurosport.

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Sinner’s physical issues have nearly been exploited on several big occasions so far this year, including against Eliot Spizzirri at the Australian Open and versus Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Italian Open.

Wilander believes the players could stop him if multiple manage to push him to his limits in consecutive matches at this year’s Roland Garros.

“I think the only thing I see with Jannik is that if he strings together three or four really tough matches—we already saw how he struggled in Australia, although the temperatures there are much higher—if he has bad luck and faces the wrong opponent on a very hot day and the match goes on for a long time, how does he recover for the next one?”

“I think the key is physical, because technically and tactically, his level of tennis and his ability to execute different shots are a bit above the rest these days,” he added.

“But, of course, you can lose to someone: the level of the men’s tour is incredible. Casper Ruud is playing very well. That 6-4, 6-4 in the final wasn’t that far off in terms of tennis.

“If it’s a five-set match, maybe someone can take him to four, and then someone else can take him to four again, and so on. That’s the only option I see.”

Wilander believes two players are the standouts to push Sinner to his limit in Paris: Ruud and Medvedev.

“Medvedev, for example, in a night session in Paris can be tricky, because the court is a bit slower and his shots have little spin, almost no effect. They’re heavy balls, and that can make things difficult for Sinner,” Wilander explained.

“Or he could face someone like Casper Ruud on an extremely hot day, when Ruud’s topspin bounces very high and the match becomes very physical.”

Sinner has been beaten by Alcaraz in the last two years at Roland Garros, but other ATP names have been able to get the better of the Italian in Paris.

Daniel Altmaier stunned Sinner in the second round of the 2023 French Open, while Andrey Rublev and Rafael Nadal have also beaten the Italian.

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Carlos Alcaraz will leave a sizeable chasm in the draws at Queen’s and Wimbledon after the Spaniard pulled out of the grass-court swing due to injury.

In late April, the world No 2 said he would miss the French Open because of an ongoing wrist problem – an issue that flared up at the Barcelona Open last month.

The two-time Roland Garros winner was hoping to return at SW19 but on Tuesday, Alcaraz announced that his time away from the court will continue.

Alcaraz wrote on X, “My recovery is going well, and I feel much better, but unfortunately, I’m still not ready to be able to play, and that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon.

“They are two really special tournaments for me, and I’ll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!”

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Alcaraz will hope that he can mount a defence of his US Open title in August but for the time being, getting his body right for his return to the ATP Tour is of the utmost importance.

So, where does this leave Alcaraz in terms of prize money and rankings points?

In 2025, Alcaraz won Queen’s by beating Jiri Lehecka in the final in three tight sets. In doing so, he pocketed €471,755 (£408,400) and claimed 500 rankings points.

The Olympic Silver medallist then lost in the Wimbledon final to Jannik Sinner in four sets, earning himself £1,520,000 and 1,200 ranking points.

While the prize money for the two grass court tournaments have not been revealed for 2026, they are likely to be in a similar ballpark this season. And, if Alcaraz had matched his 2025 feats this year, he could have pocketed around £2m.

The 23-year-old currently has 11,960 points but as a result he will lose 1,700 points from his tally. That will still keep him second, with third-ranked Alexander Zverev currently way back on 5,705.

But his chances to secure the year-end number one ranking appear to be all but over.

After his Italian open triumph, Sinner is now sitting pretty atop the pile on 14,750 points and is the heavy favourite to win this year’s Roland Garros.

Alcaraz beat him in a final for the ages in Paris last year but there will be no such repeat in 2026.

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Carlos Alcaraz’s wrist injury will keep him out of yet more tournaments in 2026 as he has provided an update for fans on social media.

Alcaraz suffered a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open, which has kept him out of the entire clay court swing, including high-profile events in Madrid and Rome.

The Spaniard will also not play Roland Garros, where he could have won the iconic Grand Slam for a third year in a row.

Alcaraz has now also confirmed that he will not play Queen’s or Wimbledon due to his injury, which essentially rules him out of the grass court swing.

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On social media, the World No. 2 said: “My recovery is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to be able to play, and that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon.

“They are two really special tournaments for me and I’ll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!”

Alcaraz has won both tournaments in recent years. He lifted the Queen’s Club title in two of the last three years, in 2025 and 2023.

His non-appearance will leave an almighty hole for the UK tournament as he was undeniably the biggest attraction on the event’s entry list.

Only Alex de Minaur, Jack Draper, and Lorenzo Musetti remain on the entry list to date, so the UK tournament will surely be scrambling for big names.

As for Wimbledon, Alcaraz’s omission is a major blow for the Grand Slam. He has won the tournament twice, in 2023 and 2024, and he reached the final of last year’s event.

Alcaraz’s latest string of withdrawals will, of course, provide another boost for Sinner, who is looking to defend his title at Wimbledon this year.

The Italian could quite easily sweep both titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year without Alcaraz and he could be out of sight in the rankings.

Sinner is already nearly 3000 ranking points above Alcaraz now, so his absence could make it virtually impossible to reach the top of the rankings for at least the next year.

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Emma Raducanu’s first match in two months ended in defeat as the British star was defeated in straight sets by Diane Parry in Strasbourg.

Raducanu had not previously played since Indian Wells, when she was defeated in the second round to Amanda Anisimova and her stint in Strasbourg was her first taste of clay since 2026.

Considering her recent virus and the surface, Raducanu was solid on her first match back, but she was still beaten by Parry 6-4, 7-6 in a match which featured plenty breaks of serve.

It’s unsurprising, then, that Raducanu was happy with the way she played against Parry, despite the scoreline.

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Speaking after the match, the British star said: “Diane came in with a lot of confidence from her win last week and played some really good tennis. I think I played well in moments but, yeah, it’s been a long break since I’ve played a competitive match.”

Raducanu said she was nowhere near the level she can be, due to her rustiness, but she feels it was a positive move in the right direction.

“It’s gonna take a little bit of time before I find my groove on the match court,” she said. “I’m proud with how I fought and competed throughout the whole match. I’m feeling as though I’m just trying to take care of each day as best as I possibly can.”

Raducanu’s defeat to Parry was the British star’s first match back with Andrew Richardson, who she re-hired after their spell together in 2021.

The British coach guided Raducanu to the 2021 US Open championship, when she sensationally became the first-ever qualifier to win the Grand Slam.

Raducanu will next head to Roland Garros, where she does not have the best record. She has only ever played the Paris event on two occasions.

The star is yet to get past the second round of the Grand Slam, having been beaten at that stage at both of her previous appearances in Paris.

In 2025, Raducanu was convincingly beaten by Iga Swiatek in straight sets to end her time at the Grand Slam. That followed Raducanu’s impressive three set victory against Wang Xinyu in the first round.

Her only other appearance came in 2022, when she defeated Linda Noskova in three sets in round one, before losing out to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets in the second round.

Raducanu was seeded at the event in 2022, but that was not the case last year. This year, she will not be seeded either as she will begin the tournament ranked World No. 37.

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Emma Raducanu lost her first match back on the WTA Tour for more than two months with a straight-sets loss to Diane Parry in Strasbourg.

The 2021 US Open champion last played in March at Indian Wells, before being sidelined with a post-viral illness.

Just when it seemed the 23-year-old would make her return to the tour at the Italian Open, Raducanu pulled out less than an hour after her pre-tournament press conference.

Since then, she has reunited with former coach Andrew Richardson, who guided her to a US Open triumph nearly five years ago.

But her wait for another win on the WTA Tour goes on after losing 6-4 7-6 (4) to wildcard Parry on Tuesday. So, how does this result affect her ranking heading into the French Open?

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After being absent for months now, Raducanu’s ranking has, naturally, taken a hit. On paper, this is a match she should be winning, with Parry only just inside the world’s top 100 – although her career high is 48.

But the Frenchwoman is coming off the back of a WTA 125 Paris win last week and looked the more composed of the two players.

Raducanu, on the other hand, was struggling for consistency and rhythm, as the Brit made nine double faults and had a second serve win percentage of 36.7.

She did, however, save 16 of 21 break points she faced but converted just four of her nine opportunities on Parry’s serve.

The fact that she broke back when Parry served for the match in the second set, and how she battled for more than 2hrs 30 on court, will be a source of positivity for Raducanu.

Heading into Roland Garros, she is currently at 37th in the live rankings, which means she will be unseeded in Paris.

The Bromley-born player has never been past the second round at the French Open and after having just one match before the tournament, she has not had ideal preparation.

But the former world No 10 may be targeting more success during the grass court season, where she tends to be more of a threat.

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Jannik Sinner managed to defeat Daniil Medvedev in three sets in a match that went over two days due to a rain delay.

The Italian was yet to be truly tested at the Italian Open, but health issues allowed Medvedev to come back into the match after a stunning first set from the World No. 1.

Sinner appeared shaky, and looked on a the brink of a withdrawal in Rome, but he managed to pull through to win the match 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 against Medvedev.

Flavia Pennetta suggested Sinner had a panic attack on court as he looked short of breath between games while sat down at the changeover.

Sky Sports’ Laura Robson has provided an update on Sinner’s panic attack and suggested that it could be down to the pressure he has been put under at his home tournament.

“I think no matter what it is, whether it was cramp, you can see him digging into the ribs as if it was a bit of a stitch maybe. The fact it has happened before at this rate, means he doesn’t have to panic. He can play through it, take his time between points.

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“You don’t really want to speculate. Is it a panic attack? Is it not? Obviously, there’s a lot of anxiety in these big matches, especially when it’s your home crowd, especially when you’ve got all this pressure.”

Sinner has been swarmed by fans at the Italian Open and he has also been tasked with an intense publicity schedule at his home tournament.

“Just watching him move across the grounds this week has been so intense,” said Robson. “He’s got the two security guards, there’s so much attention on him in a week like this.

“Maybe it was that. The most important thing is he didn’t stress out in that moment and if it was a stitch it seemed to clear up.”

Sinner’s intense schedule at the Italian Open is nearly at its end, however, as he has just one match at the tournament left: the grand final.

The Italian will play Casper Ruud in the final, which is set to take place on Sunday, 17th May. This will be Sinner’s second consecutive final in Rome.

He reached the final of the 2025 tournament, but he was beaten in straight sets by an inspired Carlos Alcaraz.

As good as Ruud has been in Rome, he is not likely to provide as tough a challenge as Alcaraz did last season. Sinner, despite his physical issues, will undoubtedly start the match as the overwhelming favourite.

If Sinner wins the Italian Open, he will earn the Career Golden Masters, which is awarded to players who win all nine of the Masters events on the ATP Tour calendar.

Only Novak Djokovic has managed the feat previously, and the Serbian managed to win all nine titles at least two times over.

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Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner played out a terrific Italian Open semi-final, but there was some controversy during the deciding set.

Medvedev and Sinner shared the last two sets, but the Russian star appeared to be furious with the Italian’s medical time-out in the third set.

“When we call the physio for cramps, we don’t get fined?”, Medvedev asked the umpire while the scoreline was 3-2 in the deciding set, as he was seemingly unhappy with Sinner’s reasoning for taking a break. 

Despite his anger at Sinner’s medical time-out during the match, Medvedev suggested the ATP should allow breaks for cramping players to stop the controversy.

Speaking during his Italian Open press conference, Medvedev said: “I actually have a solution: allow physical, allow medical treatment for helps. Sorry. Allow medical, meaning physio three minutes, when you have cramps.

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“Then there’s no problem because then a player could say, I have cramps, I need a physio. For the moment, it’s not allowed. I completely understand.

“Of course, if you start cramping – maybe he was not, I have no idea – what you do is you ask a physio and you say, I have a small pain in the leg. Probably I did it as well in my career. If medical would be allowed for cramps, there would be no problem, so this is a solution.”

Sinner has struggled with cramping several times in recent years, including at the 2025 Shanghai Masters and at this year’s Australian Open.

The Italian was able to fight through his issues against Eliot Spizzirri in Melbourne, but he was forced to withdraw against Tallon Griekspoor in China.

The cramping debate was re-ignited at this year’s Australian Open, too, during the semi-final match between Carlos Alcaraz’s victory against Alexander Zverev.

Alcaraz called a medical time-out during their match, which Zverev thought was for cramping, and he wasn’t best pleased. He complained to the umpire during the match and followed it up in his press conference.

“He was cramping, so normally you can’t take a medical timeout for cramping,” said Zverev, about his complaints to the umpire during the match. “I just said it was bulls***, basically. What can I do? It’s not my decision. I didn’t like it, but it’s not my decision.”

Just like Sinner against Medvedev, Alcaraz was able to bounce back against Zverev and defeat him in the deciding set in Melbourne. The Spaniard would, of course, go on to lift the title at the Australian Open.

Having happened on multiple occasions so far this season, it surely won’t be long before the ATP Tour changes the rule.

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Jannik Sinner has increased his lead over Carlos Alcaraz in the rankings to more than 2,000 points and the gap could get even bigger while Alexander Zverev missed another opportunity to edge closer to the top two.

Top spot in the ATP Rankings changed hands after this year’s Monte Carlo Masters with Sinner taking over from Alcaraz – who had been top since last October – and the Italian followed it up with another Masters title at the Madrid Open to take his points lead to over 1,000.

With Alcaraz unable to defend his Italian Open crown, the lead was always going to increase again, but Sinner has now hammered down his advantage as his win over Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals means he won’t drop any points.

Sinner, of course, finished runner-up in Rome last year so he has defended his 650 points and there will be a points swing of at least 1,000 as Alcaraz dropped 1,000 points.

ATP Top 10 before Italian Open (4 May)

1. Jannik Sinner – 14,350
2. Carlos Alcaraz – 12,960
3. Alexander Zverev – 5,805
4. Novak Djokovic – 4,700
5. Felix Auger-Aliassime – 4,050
6. Ben Shelton – 4,030
7. Taylor Fritz – 3,770
8. Alex de Minaur – 3,755
9. Daniil Medvedev – 3,460
10. Lorenzo Musetti – 3,415

With Sinner sitting on 14,350 points in the Live Rankings, his lead over Alcaraz has grown to 2,390 points and it could be as much as 2,740 if he wins the final against Casper Ruud.

Zverev had an opportunity to crawl closer to Alcaraz, but he is still 6,000-odd points behind following his round of 16 defeat to Luciano Darderi.

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There are only a couple of changes in the top 10 with Medvedev moving up one place after his run to the semi-final as he swaps places with Alex de Minaur while Alexander Bublik is back in the top 10 with Lorenzo Musetti dropping down.

ATP Top 10 in Live Rankings (16 May)

1. Jannik Sinner – 14,350/14,700
2. Carlos Alcaraz – 11,960
3. Alexander Zverev – 5,705
4. Novak Djokovic – 4,710
5. Felix Auger-Aliassime – 4,060
6. Ben Shelton – 4,030
7. Taylor Fritz – 3,770
9. Daniil Medvedev – 3,760 (+1)
8. Alex de Minaur – 3,665 (-1)
10. Alexander Bublik – 3,230

Big Winners

Former world No 2 Ruud slipped out of the top 20 after he was unable to defend his Madrid Open trophy last time out, but he has returned to the top 20 as he is +8 to No 17 in the Live Rankings and could move up to No 15 if he upsets Sinner in the final.

Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar followed up his outstanding Madrid campaign with another run to the quarter-final and he is up another five spots to No 29, meaning he is all but assured of being seeded at the French Open.

Hamad Medjedovic reached the last 16 and he will crack a new career-high of No 54 on the back of a 13-place rise while Thiago Agustin Tirante is also +13 and two places below the Serbian in the rankings.

But the biggest riser in the top 100 is Martin Landaluce as the 20-year-old Spaniard reached his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final, resulting in a 30-place surge to a new best of 64th.

Qualifier Dino Prizmic stunned Djokovic in the second round and the Croatian went on to reach the fourth round with his reward a nine-place jump to No 70 – nine spots higher than his previous best.

Matteo Arnaldi is back in the top 100 thanks to his 10-place rise to No 96.

Qualifier Andrea Pellegrino caused a few upsets en route to the fourth round before losing against Sinner and he is +31 to No 124.

The Losers

Tommy Paul will once again slip out of the top 20 as the American is -7 to No 25 after losing in the round of 32.

But the biggest dropper in the top 100 is Jack Draper as the British player has slumped 25 places to No 75 as he finished runner-up to Ruud 12 months ago.

Hubert Hurkacz was a quarter-finalist last year, but lost in the first round this year and is also -25 to No 78 while Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is -22 and sits at No 80 in the Live Rankings.

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Marion Bartoli believes Jannik Sinner winning Roland Garros is not a foregone conclusion, despite his brilliant form on the clay so far this season.

Sinner is yet to suffer a defeat on the clay this year and his brilliant run of form has seen him win the Monte Carlo Masters and the Madrid Open back-to-back.

The World No. 1’s campaign is hoping to continue that run at his home tournament, the Italian Open, before heading to Roland Garros in Paris.

Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to win Roland Garros, but Marion Bartoli refused to to say the Italian was nailed on to win the Grand Slam, due to the unpredictability of the sport.

The Frenchwoman, who won Wimbledon in 2013, believes history dictates that the best player heading into Roland Garros does not always win the tournament.

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Appearing on Les Grandes Gueules du Sport, Bartoli said: “We must remember the Djokovic precedent in 2011, when he arrived with a level of dominance superior to Sinner’s, after having beaten Nadal in Madrid and Rome. Then he lost to Federer. So it’s never a done deal.”

Djokovic won seven tournaments ahead of the 2011 Roland Garros, including the Australian Open, the Sunshine Double, and two clay court Masters in Madrid and Rome.

The Serbian was nailed on to lift the Roland Garros title, but Roger Federer had other ideas. The Swiss star stunned Djokovic in the semi-final, defeating him in four sets to end his five-month unbeaten streak.

That result proved pivotal for Djokovic, as he won the other three Grand Slam titles in 2011, so he was just two matches away from winning all four in a calendar year.

Sinner’s current dominance is very similar to that of Djokovic in 2011, but there is one key difference for the Italian compared to the 24-time Grand Slam champion.

While Djokovic had to deal with Federer and Rafael Nadal, Sinner does not even have Carlos Alcaraz to deal with at this year’s Roland Garros, due to the wrist injury he picked up in Barcelona.

Sinner’s only genuine worry at Roland Garros will be Djokovic, who seems to be dealing with injury issues of his own following the Italian Open.

The Serbian struggled in his match against Dino Prizmic in Rome, but he did defeat Sinner earlier this year in the semi-final of the Australian Open. Djokovic came through a five-set classic to knock Sinner out of the first Grand Slam of the year.

Djokovic is just one of two players to be Sinner this year, the other one being Jakub Mensik, who beat the Italian at the Qatar Open in February.

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