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Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the final to pick up his first Italian Open title ...

Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to win the Italian Open in 40 years when she beat the American world No 3 Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 in the final on Saturday ...

Carlos Alcaraz will attempt to complete his set of clay court Masters 1000 titles on Sunday after beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 ...

Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open for the first time with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 win over Casper Ruud in Rome ...

British No 1 Jack Draper has been knocked out of the Italian Open as Carlos Alcaraz showed his quality under pressure to reach the semi-finals ...

Italian world number one had a private audience with the newly elected pontiff and gave him a tennis racket ...

The two greats energised each other but the struggling Serb has cut a frustrated figure in recent practice sessions ...

Jack Draper rallied after a difficult start to defeat Corentin Moutet 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in their fourth-round match in Rome ...

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have ended their coaching partnership after six months following Djokovic's poor run of results this season ...

The Italian Air Force's acrobatic team proved more of a hindrance for Alex de Minaur than his opponent as the Australian No 1 reached the last 16 in Rome ...