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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 …

Lorenzo Musetti’s journey to Australian Open quarterfinals amid personal challenges; sets up Novak Djokovic clash

Lorenzo Musetti’s journey to Australian Open quarterfinals amid personal challenges; sets up Novak Djokovic clash

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Lorenzo Musetti has had to mature quickly to get into an Australian Open quarterfinal for the first time, and to be facing Novak Djokovic. The 23-year-old Italian is without two members of his support team in Melbourne after both had to return home to deal with personal issues. Musetti also had to leave his partner, Veronica, and two little boys at home within weeks of the birth of his second son in November. Having to deal with so much going on off the court has Musetti finely tuned to focus when he goes to work. On Monday, that was a 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win over No. 9 Taylor Fritz, the 2024 U.S. Open runner-up. “I feel more mature on the court. I’m playing better for that, and for them,” he said of the absences of his team. “I didn’t get much sleep in the offseason. But we found a way to work and to practice really well on and off the court,” Musetti added, speaking of his newborn son. “Now it’s more than 20 days …