When the sun rose Saturday morning, Italy hadn’t had an Italian Open champion in 40 years. By nightfall, it had one. In 24 hours, it might have two. Jasmine Paolini, an irrepressible 29-year-old on a run for more than a year now,

Danielle Collins has been in formidable form this clay-court season, and her stunning straight-sets victory (6-1, 7-5) over former WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open was one of the standout results of the tournament.

Jasmine Paolini has taken advantage of the crowd’s support and beaten Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to become the first home player to win the Italian Open in 40 years.

Jasmine Paolini beat Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 in the Italian Open women’s singles final on Saturday to become the first Italian player to win the tournament in 40 years, before repeating the feat in the doubles final on Sunday.

In a delightfully human moment, Paolini struggled to pop the cork. Her first try failed, then her second attempt didn’t work either

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is dominating men’s tennis and Italy swept both the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup team titles last year.

Iga Swiatek will be seeking a fourth consecutive title at Roland-Garros and fifth overall, and No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka tries to win her first trophy in Paris as the 2025 French Open gets started

PARIS — Matteo Berrettini has pulled out of the French Open due to an unspecified injury and will be replaced in the main draw by a lucky loser, organizers said. The No. 28-ranked Italian retired against Casper Ruud in the third round of the Italian Open.