Italian Open: Daniil Medvedev claims first clay-court title of his career as he beat Denmark's Holger Rune in final

Italian Open: Novak defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas to capture record-extending 38th ATP Masters 1000

In Tennis, World No.1 Novak Djokovic capped a historic week yesterday at the Italian Open in Rome, where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas to capture a record-extending 38th ATP Masters 1000 crown. The Serbian became the fifth man in the Open Era to earn 1,000 match wins when he defeated Casper Ruud in the semi-finals and he backed that up with a hard-fought display against Tsitsipas to win his first title of the season. The top seed, who will spend a record-extending 370th week at No 1 in the ATP ...

Rafael Nadal beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Italian Open

Serena Williams withdraws from Italian Open

In Tennis, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the ongoing Italian Open due to a knee injury. The 37-year old was all set to clash with her sister Venus in the second round of the tournament in Rome today. Serena is a four-time Italian Open champion and holds the record for the most number of wins by a player in the tournament. With Serena's withdrawal, Venus has progressed to the third round. Venus will now play fellow American Sloane Stephens. Italian Open i...