Italian Open 2021

Italian Open: Iga Swiatek double-bagels Karolina Pliskova to clinch trophy in dominant fashion

The 19-year-old reigning French Open champion took just 45 minutes to dispatch the 2019 Rome winner two weeks before she opens her title defence in Roland Garros.

Italian Open: Novak Djokovic admits 'long shot' to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros

On Sunday, Djokovic again felt the full, raw power of Nadal on clay as the Spaniard clinched a 10th Italian Open title with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win in the final.

Italian Open: Rafael Nadal, Karolina Pliskova through to final, Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas

Playing his 500th clay-court match, Nadal staved off break points in the fourth game of the first set and did not look back to win through in 1hr 32min.

Italian Open: Ashleigh Barty retires from quarter-final against Coco Gauff; Rafael Nadal gets revenge over Alexander Zverev

Second-seed Nadal had lost to Zverev in the Madrid last-eight last week.

Italian Open: Former champions Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev through to last-eight

Nine-time champion Nadal had to save two match points against Canada's Denis Shapovalov in a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) battle over nearly 3hr 30min.

Italian Open: Rafael Nadal overcomes Jannik Sinner to reach third round; Daniil Medvedev suffers defeat

Rafael Nadal won through 7-5, 6-4 in two-hours 10-minutes to bring his record to 16-1 in his opening matches in the Foro Italico.

Italian Open: Serena Williams eliminated by Nadia Podoroska in 1000th WTA match of career

The 39-year-old eighth seed fell 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 in under just two hours to the 44th-ranked Argentine, a surprise semi-finalist at last year's Roland Garros.

Italian Open: Novak Djokovic overcomes 'strange' three-hour rain delay to reach third round after beating Taylor Fritz

Djokovic, 33, playing his second tournament since winning his ninth Australian Open in February, will play Cameron Norrie or Alejandro Davidovich for a place in the quarter-finals.