1' min
It was a banner Friday for Italian tennis at the Internazionali d’Italia. Jannik Sinner needed just 64 minutes to dismantle recent Madrid champion Casper Ruud with a commanding 6-4, 6-1 win. The world No. 1 delivered a flawless performance to reach the Rome semifinals for the first time in his career, where he’ll face American Tommy Paul.
In the top half of the men’s draw, Lorenzo Musetti is set to face Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday at 3:30 PM on Centre Court, in what promises to be a blockbuster clash. It’s a historic moment: never before in the Open Era have two Italian men reached this stage of the tournament. The last Italian man to lift the trophy was Adriano Panatta in 1976 — also the most recent to reach the final, back in 1978.
On the women’s side, Jasmine Paolini defeated Stearns to become the first Italian woman to reach the final in Rome since Sara Errani in 2014. Before the highlight matches on Saturday, Paolini and Errani will team up in the women’s doubles, opening the day’s play against Andreeva and Shnaider — a rematch of the Paris 2024 Olympic final.
