ROME Open

2022 - 5 - 9

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After Madrid title, Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open (ESPN)

Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Alcaraz, 19, hurt his ankle during the quarterfinal win over Nadal. The Spanish teen beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid, then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final for his tour-leading fourth title of the year.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka withdraw from Italian Open (Toronto Star)

ROME (AP) — Fresh off his victory at the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Italian Open on Monday because of a right ankle injury.

Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Skip Advertisement

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Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka pull out of Italian Open (News9 Live)

Later, Naomi Osaka withdrew from the women's tournament with a left Achilles heel injury. The 19-year-old Alcaraz beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to- ...

"I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland Garros," Osaka said. Alcaraz, who was seeded seventh at the Foro Italico, had a first-round bye. Later, Naomi Osaka withdrew from the women's tournament with a left Achilles heel injury.

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The Pick, presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Miomir Kecmanovic ... (Tennis Magazine)

Schwartzman's loss to Dimitrov in Madrid was very disappointing, but he should bounce back and play a competitive match here.

With that said, you should expect Schwartzman to come back readyto go when he takes on Kecmanovic. The 29-year-old has either won or taken a set in 17 of his 21 clay-court matches since the start of the 2022 season, and you should count on him to win at least one here. It’s not often that you don’t see Schwartzman at least making his matches competitive, but Dimitrov earned a 6-0, 6-3 win in just an hour and 10 minutes. Both players will be hoping to go a bit further in Rome this week, and they each have the talent to do so—but one will come away even more disappointed than last week.

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John Isner & Diego Schwartzman Team For First Time In Rome ... (ATP Tour)

John Isner and Diego Schwartzman scored a comeback victory in a Match Tie-break on Monday at the 2022 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

That match was one of five doubles contests decided in a Match Tie-break on a busy Monday in Rome. Among the other winners were Thanasi Kokkinakis and Frances Tiafoe, Grigor Dimitrov and Hurkacz, and eighth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies of Germany. Schwartzman is now 3-3 on the year in doubles action, including wins in Indian Wells and Monte Carlo. The first-time pairing scored a 5-7, 6-3, 10-1 win over Santiago Gonzalez and Andres Molteni to open with a win in Rome. After dropping an opening set that featured five breaks of serve, Isner and Schwartzman dominated set two and the Match Tie-break to advance.

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