Nick Kyrgios remains fully convinced that the way Jannik Sinner failed a doping test didn't happen unintentionally as the Australian suggests there was no chance that a mistake like that could happen to such a big name.

Jannik Sinner may have fallen short in the Rome Masters final at Foro Italico to his greatest rival, Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard saved two set points in the 12th game of the opener and earned a 7-6, 6-1 triumph.

ROME (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner produced a sublime semi-final display as he fought back from a set down to beat American Tommy Paul 1-6 6-0 6-3 on Friday to set up an Italian Open final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

Jannik Sinner may have lost the Rome final, but his cheeky comment about his brother picking F1 over tennis stole the spotlight.

Carlos Alcaraz had little trouble dismantling Jannik Sinner in the Italian Open final, sealing a 7-6(5) 6-1 victory to snap the world number one’s 26-match winning streak and break the hearts of the home crowd on Sunday.

After reaching the final in his first tournament back in Rome, Jannik Sinner hits a big milestone on the new ATP rankings today, kicking off his 50th consecutive week at No. 1. And he joins some elite company as just the fifth player in ATP rankings history to amass 50 weeks in their very first stint at No. 1.

The world No. 1 was rusty on his first match back after three months away. His Italian Open draw means he cannot afford to be so for long.

The performance of Italian players at their biggest home tournament has been impressive. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Foro Italico (Italian Forum) has lived up to its name this past week as Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini have given home fans a local hero to cheer for in both singles finals at the Italian Open.