Italian Open 2020

Italian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic loses his cool again weeks after US Open default; Simona Halep in semis

When Djokovic was broken at love to even the second set at 3-3, he slammed his racket to the red clay in anger. With the frame broken and the strings all mangled, Djokovic received a warning from the chair umpire.

Italian Open 2020: Simona Halep reaches Rome semi-finals after Yulia Putintseva retires

Halep was ahead 6-2, 2-0 when Putintseva decided she was in too much pain to continue - having already taken an off-court medical timeout between sets.

Italian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal enter quarter-final; Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova also through to last eight

Nadal proved too strong for 25th-ranked Lajovic, who had valiantly but vainly launched a fightback after trailing 4-0 in the second set to the Spaniard.

Italian Open 2020: Simona Halep extends winning streak to 11 matches; Novak Djokovic beats Filip Krajinovic

Halep, who is actually on an 11-0 run overall stretching back to February, recovered an early break in the opening set and then overpowered her 29th-ranked opponent the rest of the way.

Italian Open 2020: French star Gael Monfils subjected to barrage of online racist abuse after second-round exit

Often Monfils, 35, responds to frequent abuse directed at him and his family with emojis of black hands.

Italian Open 2020 semi-finals and finals to have up to 1,000 spectators in attendance

The Italian Open tournament, which features nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic, has so far been played without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Italian Open 2020: After US Open run, Shapovalov piling up wins in Rome, Azarenka double bagels Kenin

After spending more than 22 hours on court over the previous two weeks at the US Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles, Shapovalov is still going strong after crossing the Atlantic.

Italian Open 2020: 'Looked forward to playing after what happened' Novak Djokovic behaves better in first match since US Open default

Novak Djokovic was mostly courteous with the chair umpire and had no interaction with the line judges during a 6-3, 6-2 win over local wild-card entry Salvatore Caruso in his opening match at the Italian Open.

Italian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic eases past Italian Salvatore Caruso in straight sets to reach third round

Djokovic will next play either fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic or Italian qualifier Marco Cecchinato for a place in the quarter-finals.

Italian Open 2020: Fuming Paire shows little effort in opening-round loss; Nishikori earns first win for year

Kei Nishikori — who is returning from right elbow surgery and missed the US Open after testing positive for COVID-19 — won for the first time in more than a year, beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 7-6 (3).