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The Italian Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is played on clay courts at the Foro Italico, and is held during the second week of May. The tournament is part of the ATP Tour Masters 1000 events on the ATP Tour and part of the WTA 1000 events on the WTA Tour. The two events were combined in 2011. Rafael Nadal has won the men's singles title a record ten times.

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Medvedev wins first clay-court title at Italian Open Daniil Medvedev beats Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in the final of the Italian Open to win his first ATP Masters 1,000 clay-court title. BBC Sport - Published on May 21, 2023
Rybakina wins Italian Open as Kalinina retires Anhelina Kalinina retires with an injury in the Italian Open final as Elena Rybakina claims her fourth WTA title. BBC Sport - Published on May 20, 2023
Ukraine's Kalinina through to Italian Open final Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina beats Russia's Veronika Kudermetova to reach the final of the Italian Open in Rome. BBC Sport - Published on May 19, 2023

Medvedev reaches Italian Open semi-final Daniil Medvedev reaches the Italian Open semi-finals for the first time after beating Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets in Rome. BBC Sport - Published on May 18, 2023
Swiatek awaits update after retiring in Rome World number one Iga Swiatek is waiting for "more info" on the thigh injury which forced her to retire from the Italian Open quarter-final. BBC Sport - Published on May 18, 2023
Djokovic loses in Rome quarter-finals Novak Djokovic suffers his earliest exit at the Italian Open since 2013 when he was beaten by rising Danish star Holger Rune in the quarter-finals. BBC Sport - Published on May 17, 2023

Swiatek continues dominant streak in Rome World number one Iga Swiatek earns her 14th successive win at the Italian Open by beating Croatia's Donna Vekic to reach the quarter-finals. BBC Sport - Published on May 16, 2023
Djokovic knocks Norrie out of Italian Open Defending champion Novak Djokovic reaches his 17th Italian Open quarter-final with a tense victory over British number one Cameron Norrie. BBC Sport - Published on May 16, 2023
Italian Open last 16 - Djokovic v Norrie Follow live text commentary as top seed Novak Djokovic faces Britain's Cameron Norrie for a place in the Italian Open quarter-finals. BBC Sport - Published on May 15, 2023
Alcaraz stunned by qualifier Marozsan in Rome Second seed Carlos Alcaraz suffers his earliest exit in a tournament since October by losing to qualifier Fabian Marozsan in the Italian Open last 32. BBC Sport - Published on May 15, 2023

Norrie sets up Djokovic meeting in Rome Britain's Cameron Norrie beats Marton Fucsovics to set up an Italian Open last-16 meeting with Novak Djokovic. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2023
Evans out of Italian Open in near four-hour marathon Britain's Dan Evans loses his opening match at the Italian Open - losing to Roberto Carballes Baena in a match lasting nearly four hours - while Carlos Alcaraz secures the world number one spot. BBC Sport - Published on May 13, 2023
Norrie beats Muller for winning start in Rome British number one Cameron Norrie beats French qualifier Alexandre Muller in straight sets at the Italian Open in Rome. BBC Sport - Published on May 12, 2023	Sabalenka & Pegula suffer early exits in Rome Two of the world's top three suffer surprise defeats as they are knocked out of the second round of the Italian Open by players outside the world's top 100. BBC Sport - Published on May 11, 2023
'You have got that wrong' - Murray argues with umpire Andy Murray argues with umpire Mohamed Lahyani during his loss against Fabio Fognini in the Italian Open after a close line call goes against him. BBC Sport - Published on May 11, 2023	Murray's clay revival halted by Fognini in Rome Former world number one Andy Murray loses an eventful Italian Open first-round match against home favourite Fabio Fognini. BBC Sport - Published on May 10, 2023
Meronk makes Ryder Cup case in Rome as race heats up After a bruising period for the Ryder Cup, Italian Open winner Adrian Meronk make a strong claim for a place on Europe's team in September, writes Iain Carter. BBC Sport - Published on May 9, 2023	Nadal withdraws from Rome but injury 'improving' Rafael Nadal withdraws from next week's Italian Open but says he has noticed an improvement in his condition in recent days. BBC Sport - Published on May 5, 2023
Novak Djokovic wins 1,000th Tour-level match with semi-final win at Italian Open Novak Djokovic becomes the fifth man to win 1,000 Tour-level matches by beating Casper Ruud in the semi-final of the Italian Open. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2022	Rome Open: Iga Swiatek beats Aryna Sabalenka to reach Rome Open final Iga Swiatek extends her winning run to 27 matches and moves within one victory of a fifth consecutive title by reaching the Italian Open final. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2022
Italian Open: Iga Swiatek beats Victoria Azarenka for 25th consecutive win World number one Iga Swiatek wins her 25th match in a row after a hard-fought victory over two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka in Rome. BBC Sport - Published on May 12, 2022	Emma Raducanu retires against Bianca Andreescu in Italian Open British number one Emma Raducanu is again hampered by a back injury as she is forced to retire from her Italian Open first-round match. BBC Sport - Published on May 10, 2022
Italian Open: Stan Wawrinka wins, Naomi Osaka out Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka put his injury troubles behind him to earn a first ATP Tour win in 15 months at the Italian Open. BBC Sport - Published on May 9, 2022	Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open final in Rome Rafael Nadal wins his 10th Italian Open with a 7-5 1-6 6-3 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic in Rome. BBC Sport - Published on May 16, 2021
Italian Open: Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Pliskova in Rome final Polish teenager Iga Swiatek thrashes Czech ninth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-0 to win the Italian Open. BBC Sport - Published on May 16, 2021	Italian Open: Novak Djokovic hits back to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach semi-finals World number one Novak Djokovic comes from a set down to beat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in their rain-affected Italian Open quarter-final in Rome. BBC Sport - Published on May 15, 2021
Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev in Rome Rafael Nadal responds to doubts over his form with a straight-set win over Alexander Zverev in the Italian Open quarter-finals. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2021	Andy Murray & Liam Broady lose in Italian Open doubles second round Britain's Andy Murray and Liam Broady are beaten in the second round of the Italian Open men's doubles. BBC Sport - Published on May 13, 2021
Ashleigh Barty to play Coco Gauff in Italian Open quarter-finals World number one Ashleigh Barty sets up an intriguing quarter-final against American teenager Coco Gauff at the Italian Open. BBC Sport - Published on May 13, 2021	Novak Djokovic into Italian Open quarter-finals as fans return World number one Novak Djokovic reaches the Italian Open quarter-finals for the 15th time in a row by beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. BBC Sport - Published on May 13, 2021
Italian Open: Naomi Osaka loses to Jessica Pegula, Serena Williams returns Japan's Naomi Osaka suffers her second straight defeat on clay by losing to Jessica Pegula in the Italian Open second round. BBC Sport - Published on May 12, 2021	Italian Open: Cameron Norrie loses, Andy Murray set for comeback British number two Cameron Norrie misses the chance to face Novak Djokovic after losing to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Italian Open. BBC Sport - Published on May 12, 2021
Novak Djokovic: World number one shouts at umpire at Italian Open over playing conditions Watch as Novak Djokovic shouts at the umpire during his Italian Open second-round win against Taylor Fritz over playing conditions. BBC Sport - Published on May 12, 2021	Andy Murray & Liam Broady to play doubles at Italian Open Andy Murray is a late addition into the doubles draw at the Italian Open as he and fellow Briton Liam Broady enter as alternates. BBC Sport - Published on May 11, 2021
Rome Masters: Dan Evans loses to Taylor Fritz in Italy British number one Dan Evans loses in the first round of the Rome Masters against American opponent Taylor Fritz. BBC Sport - Published on May 10, 2021