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Coco Gauff vs Elina Svitolina prize money update: How much will Italian Open final winner take home? Purse details out

Coco Gauff vs Elina Svitolina prize money update: How much will Italian Open final winner take home? Purse details out

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Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina are set to battle for the women’s singles title at the 2026 Italian Open in Rome, with more than just silverware on the line. The winner of Saturday’s final will receive just over €1 million along with 1000 ranking points. (Reuters/ AP) According to tournament prize money figures cited by Yahoo Sports and Tennis Gazette, the women’s singles champion will walk away with a massive €1,007,165 payout, while the runner-up is guaranteed €535,585. The Italian Open, one of the biggest clay-court tournaments ahead of the French Open, has a total prize pool of €8,235,540 this year. How much prize money will Gauff or Svitolina earn? The winner of Saturday’s final will receive just over €1 million along with 1000 ranking points. The losing finalist will still take home more than half a million euros and 650 ranking points. Tournament payouts for the women’s singles draw are as follows: Champion – €1,007,165 Finalist – €535,585 Semifinalists – €297,550 Quarterfinalists – €169,375 Second round – €92,470 First round – €54,110 The doubles …

Novak Djokovic refuses to discuss injury issues after shock Italian Open loss

Novak Djokovic refuses to discuss injury issues after shock Italian Open loss

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3 min readUpdated: May 9, 2026 10:25 AM IST Novak Djokovic’s return to the court after a two-month injury lay-off ended in a dismal Italian Open defeat to a 20-year-old whom he had considered to be like playing a mirror two years ago. At the 2024 Australian Open, Djokovic had quashed Dino Prizmic in four sets in the opening round. On Friday, the young Croatian had the number over his idol, defeating the 24-time Grand Slam champion 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the clay-court event. Making his first appearance since the Indian Wells fourth-round defeat to Jack Draper in March, Djokovic appeared on court with a visibly strapped right shoulder. While that did not stop him from breezing through the first set, the former world no. 1’s energy dropped considerably thereafter. Djokovic admitted that he is not competing at the desired standards as he gears up for the French Open in two weeks, revealing that he was carrying one ailment or the other at tournaments during this stage of his career. “It’s not an ideal preparation, …

Italy to host a Wimbledon tuneup on grass starting in 2028 which could be played on the San Siro field

Italy to host a Wimbledon tuneup on grass starting in 2028 which could be played on the San Siro field

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 15, 2026 01:33 AM IST The ATP Finals. The Davis Cup Finals. And now a Wimbledon tuneup on grass courts that could be played on the soccer pitch inside Milan’s San Siro stadium. Led by top-ranked Jannik Sinner, who won Wimbledon last year, the Italian tennis movement keeps on adding new events. The Italian Tennis and Padel Federation has purchased the rights for a 250-level ATP Tour tournament in Brussels that is held in October, federation president Angelo Binaghi announced Tuesday. The event will be held each June starting in 2028. “There’s still time to decide where to play it,” Binaghi said. “For climate reasons, it will probably be held in northern Italy.” Binaghi noted that the Madrid Open is introducing practice courts inside Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, so the San Siro could be an option: “For once, we wouldn’t be the first to do it.” Italy previously hosted a WTA tournament on grass in Gaiba from 2022-24. The federation is also hosting the ATP Finals, currently in Turin, through …

How does Alcaraz trap Sinner in the backhand corner? Like Nadal used to do against Federer | Tennis News

How does Alcaraz trap Sinner in the backhand corner? Like Nadal used to do against Federer | Tennis News

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This weekend, after 20 years, Rafael Nadal wouldn’t be competing for the French Open title. Novak Djokovic will be there, but in a way, he too isn’t in the competition to take the Cup home. At 38, he looks too jaded, too uninspired to win five-setters on clay against Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the 20-something stars ready to conquer the world. Generational shifts can take a toll on fans. It’s tempting to get wistful about the end of tennis’s golden age, entertain thoughts of staying aloof to the happenings at Roland Garros. It’s also a guilt-ridden ordeal to switch loyalties, root for the new stars when the old ones are still around. But like market analysts love to say during every churn — it is always wise to stay invested. The new crowd-pullers, Alcaraz and Sinner are still works in progress but there is a bit of the Biggest 3 in the current Top 2. Watch Alcaraz, and Sinner carefully to stumble upon a few snatches of the incredible era that has just passed …

Carlos Alcaraz hitting the right strides: Why Italian Open win against Brit Jack Draper augurs well ahead of Roland Garros | Tennis News

Carlos Alcaraz hitting the right strides: Why Italian Open win against Brit Jack Draper augurs well ahead of Roland Garros | Tennis News

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Third seed Carlos Alcaraz overcame a nervy start to beat Briton Jack Draper 6-4 6-4 on Wednesday and reach the Italian Open semi-finals for the first time. Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who is gearing up to defend the French Open title later this month, fired off 24 winners in a strong performance to seal victory. “The most important thing that I did today was not thinking about the results at all. Not thinking about if I was up, if I was down. Just trying to do the things that make me happy,” Alcaraz said after the match. “On court, just trying to play aggressive, hitting good shots, drop shots, go to the net… I played with such a high rhythm during the whole match. I didn’t let him dominate or stay long in the rallies. So I think that was a really good weapon today for me. I’m just really proud about the way that I approached the match.” With that win, Alcaraz moved through to his 11th Masters 1000 semi-final. Earlier on Wednesday, …

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner meets ‘quite the amateur tennis player’ Pope Leo XIV

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner meets ‘quite the amateur tennis player’ Pope Leo XIV

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Jannik Sinner meets Pope Leo XIV during a private audience at the Vatican (Reuters) Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an audience on Wednesday with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, a self-confessed tennis fan and an amateur player. On his off day at the Italian Open that is currently underway in Rome, Sinner was invited to the Vatican along with his parents and a delegation from the Italian Tennis Federation. According to Associated Press, this meeting comes not long after the new Pope joked about facing Sinner in an exhibition message. The Pope had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when a journalist suggested it. But at the time, he joked: “But we can’t invite Sinner.” It was an apparent reference to the English meaning of Sinner’s last name.

Jannik Sinner – ‘Whole match, even when it seems quite comfortable, it’s a rollercoaster, no?’

Jannik Sinner – ‘Whole match, even when it seems quite comfortable, it’s a rollercoaster, no?’

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Jannik Sinner called it an “amazing feeling” to be back on court after beating Argentina’s Mariano Navone at the Italian Open in the first match since his doping ban. The 6-3, 6-4 win gave him the 22nd victory in a row – as he wrote ‘Che bello’ (How beautiful) on the camera lens at the end of the match, with chants of ‘Ole’ ringing around the stadium, as per BBC. “It has been amazing to go again on court after such a long time, having a great support also in the last days,” Sinner said as 10,500 people yelled in his support at Campo Centrale. “From the first day I came here, it has been amazing. I was waiting for this moment quite a long time,” he was quoted as saying by BBC. “The whole match, even when it seems quite comfortable, it’s a rollercoaster, no? Inside we feel that, especially the beginning of the match having, again, the nerves of serving for the first time, trying to move in the best possible way you …

Jannik Sinner returned to winning ways after doping ban | Tennis News

Jannik Sinner returned to winning ways after doping ban | Tennis News

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World number one Jannik Sinner returned to victorious ways in the second round of the Italian Open after a three-month doping ban. Sinner defeated Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets. Earlier this year, Sinner agreed a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency in February and began an immediate three-month suspension after authorities accepted that the anabolic agent clostebol had entered his system via massages from his physiotherapist. Story continues below this ad The three-times Grand Slam winner Sinner hasn’t played since winning the Australian Open in January. “It’s an amazing feeling,” said the 23-year-old. “I waited quite long for this moment. I’m very happy to be back.It’s very difficult to have the right feedback when you don’t have any matches, and that’s exactly what I need. Now I think the best practice is the match itself, so I’m very happy about that.” Sinner said that there was natural rust but competing again brought him the joy that overrode any doubts about sharpness and rhythm. “I’m very happy about the win today. It was …

Tennis-Kvitova gets winning feeling again after maternity comeback | Tennis News

Tennis-Kvitova gets winning feeling again after maternity comeback | Tennis News

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May 06, 2025 09:12 PM IST TENNIS-ROME/KVITOVA:Tennis-Kvitova gets winning feeling again May 6 – Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has finally tasted the winning feeling again after a less than impressive return to the sport following the birth of her first child. HT Image The 35-year-old Czech had lost all four of her matches since making a comeback in February after 15 months away, during which time son Petr was born last July. On Tuesday, however, she beat Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 7-5 6-1 in the Italian Open first round in Rome. “It’s kind of weird that my first one came here,” she told the WTA’s website. “I’ve never played my best tennis here. But it feels much better than losing, that’s for sure.” Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and reached number two in the world, said she had doubted she would ever return to the international arena. “I was 95% that I would never come back,” she said. “I had enough of tennis at that time. I was like, ‘I can’t do …

Iga Swiatek to face Aryna Sabalenka for Rome title and Serena record | Tennis News

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Iga Swiatek swept past Coco Gauff to reach the Rome Open final on Thursday where Aryna Sabalenka will stand in her way of a third title and her bid to match a Serena Williams record. Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against USA’s Coco Gauff at the Women’s WTA Rome Open(AFP) World number one Swiatek eased to a 6-4, 6-3 win over US Open champion Gauff for an 11th straight clay-court victory while second seed Sabalenka defeated Danielle Collins 7-5, 6-2. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Poland’s Swiatek, a four-time Grand Slam title winner, defeated third seed Gauff for the 10th time in 11 encounters. Swiatek ended with 26 winners and broke her American opponent four times and now stands one victory away from duplicating the Madrid-Rome clay trophy double achieved by Williams 11 years ago. “I’m not thinking about statistics or history,” said Swiatek, the 2021 and 2022 champion in Rome. “I’m just playing day by day. It’s easier …