Just two years ago at Wimbledon Championships, Coco Gauff had a difficult outing against fellow American Emma Navarro. The ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Italian Open wouldn’t be o ...

ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock third-round loss to Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open on Saturday. Sabalenka appeared to be cruising to victory while leading by a set and 2-0 ...

Gauff survived yet another scare in Rome!

Elise Mertens Saves Three Match Points, Knocks Out Reigning Champion Paolini to Reach Rome Fourth Round The day of Saturday ...

Defending champion Jasmine Paolini will face Elise Mertens in the third round of the Italian Open 2026. After a first-round bye, Paolini commenced her title defense against qualifier Leolia Jeanjean.

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala suffered another early exit on clay, this time at the Madrid Open, losing to Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-2, 6-1, on Friday. Eala struggled to gain ground against Mertens, ...

Tennis is a wonderfully cruel sport. One minute, you have the hometown crowd roaring in your ears and three match points on your racket. Next, you are packing your bags, wondering exactly how the ...

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala suffered another early exit on clay, this time at the Madrid Open, losing to Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-2, 6-1, on Friday. Eala struggled to gain ground against Mertens, ...

Elise Mertens defeated Alexandra Eala in straight sets at the Mutua Madrid Open, setting up a third-round showdown with Karolina Pliskova. Mertens dominated the match, breaking Eala multiple times and ...

Elise Mertens ended Jasmine Paolini's title defense at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in a third-round heartbreaker, saving three match points to claim her 13th career Top 10 win. ROME -- Having come ...

Alex Eala suffered another tough loss in her clay-court campaign, bowing to world No. 21 Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-2, 6-1, in the Round of 64 of Madrid Open on Friday in Spain. This marked Eala's ...