Italian Open

Osaka injured herself in her first-round win over Anastasia Potapova at the Madrid Open 10 days ago and she said she "hasn't healed yet." "I need to be careful, ...

The French Open starts in less than two weeks. "I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland Garros," Osaka said. ROME -- Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday with a left Achilles injury.

Shapovalov was fighting to remain in the second set of the match against Italian Lorenzo Sonego after winning the first on a tiebreak. The umpire had already ...

Shapovalov failed to keep his emotions in check throughout the remainder of the second set. As Shapovalov continued to verbally spar with the umpire, fans lost patience with his antics as they were rooting for their countryman. Shapovalov was fighting to remain in the second set of the match against Italian Lorenzo Sonego after winning the first on a tiebreak.

Denis Shapovalov screamed "shut the f*** up" to the crowd after a furious row with the chair umpire in his first-round match at the Italian Open.

Call the supervisor I showed you the mark." Kyrgios walked off the court before he could be officially defaulted by the match referee. Shapovalov: "No it's not it's stupid. Shapovalov: "No way! Denis, listen, because you crossed the net you're going to get another code violation. The Canadian then climbed over the net before pointing it out again.

Canada's Denis Shapovalov survived a testy opening match Monday at the Italian Open tennis tournament that saw him swear at the fans after arguing a call ...

"In terms of support that I've been getting, in terms of the sensation I have every time I come back here. "Even after [an] almost 3 1/2-hour battle against Alcaraz, I recovered well the next day, was ready to go. "Even after the match, there were a lot of people standing, waiting for pictures, stuff like that. That could be a big help for the umpire." Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. I need to be better with my behaviour," said Shapovalov, who will face Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in the second round on Tuesday. "It was my mistake. I think speaking a little bit of Italian helps connect with people," the top-ranked Serb said. That's a positive and encouraging factor prior to Rome and also, of course, the big goal, which is Paris." "A lot of things happened in the heat of the moment. "I'm not going to kick him out because I didn't see what he was doing," Haigh said. "Things like that shouldn't happen," Sonego said. I understand you're frustrated."

The WTA says Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome with an Achilles injury as she prepares for the French Open.

- Rafael Nadal wins on return from injury in Madrid "Unfortunately I'm going to have to withdraw from Rome as the injury which I picked up last week in Madrid hasn't healed yet," the Japanese star said in a statement. Rome — Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome to rest an Achilles injury ahead of the French Open, the WTA said on Monday.

Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz, 19, hurt his ankle during the quarterfinal win over Nadal. The Spanish teen beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid, then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final for his tour-leading fourth title of the year.

"I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland Garros," Osaka said.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz hurt his ankle during the quarterfinal win over Nadal. ROME (AP) — Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

ROME -- Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for ...

"Even after the match, there were a lot of people standing, waiting for pictures, stuff like that. That could be a big help for the umpire." "I'm not going to kick him out because I didn't see what he was doing," the umpire said. I need to be better with my behavior," Shapovalov said. I understand you're frustrated." "It was my mistake.

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Toward the end of the second-set, with the Canadian-born Shapovalov down three points to four, he took issue with a call on the court. The umpire came down to ...

As you’ve probably already guessed, Shapovalov didn’t like that one bit, and began arguing with tournament officials over the ruling. The rules, however, state you cannot cross the net mid-match, and Shapovalov was handed a one-point penalty. Toward the end of the second-set, with the Canadian-born Shapovalov down three points to four, he took issue with a call on the court.

ROME (AP) — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the ...

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week's Italian Open because of a right ankle injury following his victory at the Madrid Open.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz will be chasing his first Grand Slam title at the French Open, which starts in less than two weeks. ROME — Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open.

“Even after the match, there were a lot of people standing, waiting for pictures, stuff like that. That could be a big help for the umpire.” “I saw you talking to him and you incited it a little bit. I definitely won’t step over the net.” “A lot of things happened in the heat of the moment. I need to be better with my behavior,” Shapovalov said.

Shapovalov lost his cool, was handed a point penalty and was booed by the fans but he overcame all those distractions to beat Italy's Sonego 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 ...

'But in terms of going forward, I've played in Rome a lot of times. 'In the NBA there's a lot of hecklers and stuff like that,' he said. 'They're pretty strict, the security and everything, that [fans] don't cross the line. I feel like he kept an eye on him after that. Trying to obviously get under my skin or whatnot,' scorned Shapovalov told a news conference. It didn't bother me after that.'

Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov has called for the sport to take a tougher stance against hecklers in the crowd after he was goaded by a spectator at ...

"The reason why (the heckler) didn't get kicked out was because (the umpire) told me he didn't see what happened. It didn't bother me after that." Trying to obviously get under my skin or whatnot," Shapovalov told a press conference according to Reuters.

The 2022 Italian Open – aka Internazionali BNL d'Italia – is now underway at the Foro Italico clay courts. Novak Djokovic plays Aslan Karatsev at 12.35pm ...

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC will be out for revenge in his opening match at the Rome Masters.

After defeating Djokovic in April of last year, the 28-year-old admitted he had to play at “200 per cent” to beat the world No 1. “I was unlucky at times, it all came down to one or two shots but I had too many ups and downs throughout the match,” he said. Djokovic will begin his Rome Masters campaign against the tricky Russian, who enjoyed a breakout season in 2021 - starting the year at world No 112 and ending it at No 18.

Denis Shapovalov became embroiled in an explosive row with both officials and spectators during his first-round match against Lorenzo Sonego at the Italian ...

"In the NBA there's a lot of hecklers and stuff like that," he continued. I do really appreciate the sport and the love I get here." I just need to improve with handling myself about that," he added. "I think the umpire just needs to keep an eye on it if a player mentions something. Trying to obviously get under my skin or whatnot," he said, as quoted by the Daily Mail. The left-hander then went court-side to complain about the sanction, and was roundly booed as he did so.

Novak Djokovic won his opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday, defeating Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-2.

Djokovic needs to reach the semifinals in Rome to stay No. 1. "That's what the crowd is looking for -- they're looking for energy, excitement, fight and they want to see some good tennis. Still seeking his first title of 2022, Djokovic lost the final in his home Serbia Open to Andrey Rublev then was beaten by 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open semifinals last weekend. "We had some nice points today. It was the type of point that Djokovic pulled off day after day last year when he came within one match of completing a calendar-year Grand Slam -- sweeping all four major titles in the same year. ROME -- Still attempting to get his nearly unbeatable form back following his time away from the tour, Novak Djokovic took another step in the right direction with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Aslan Karatsev in his opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.

Canadian tennis ace Denis Shapovalov apologised after losing his cool in an argument with chair umpire Richard Haigh during his victory over Lorenzo Sonego ...

Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) Actually they are getting better and better." "Well, things have improved again since Madrid. That's good. "But I still have this fire on me. Shapovalov also tried to get a heckler ejected from the stadium before play resumed. It's stupid."