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Champions will be crowned on Day 13 (Sunday, May 18) of the Italian Open 2025. The women's singles final was contested on Saturday and home favorite Jasmine Paolini beat Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to clinch the title. She became the first woman from the host nation to win the title since Raffaella Reggi in 1985.

Coco Gauff suffered a shock defeat in the final of the 2025 Italian Open on Saturday, losing to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets. The American was the favorite on the day, but lost out to the Italian in front of her home fans, going down 6-4, 6-2. Ad Gauff was not short of confidence heading

Iga Swiatek suffered an unintended consequence of the Italian Open final on Saturday, where Jasmine Paolini handed Coco Gauff a shock defeat in straight sets. Swiatek was already out of the tournament, losing in the Round of 32 to Danielle Collins. Ad On Saturday, Paolini won her first big title on clay, winning 6-4, 6-2

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, recently highlighted the massive value of Caitlin Clark's Gold Vinyl Prizm rookie card. The Reddit co-founder mentioned the fact that it is currently the most expensive card in women's sports, even surpassing Williams' card. Ad Speaking on the rapidly growing numbers of this particular collectable, he also unveiled the reason

Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul couldn't contain their excitement after reaching the men's doubles final in Rome. The pair saw off second seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten, 7-6(5), 6-4. Both players were so overwhelmed that they removed their shirts and threw them at each other before the customary handshake at the net. Ad Doumbia

Coco Gauff playfully called out her father, Corey Gauff, after he sided with her younger brother, Codey, in a debate over who was faster. The tennis star comes from a family of athletes, and Codey committed to playing baseball for the Missouri Tigers, continuing their strong sports legacy. Ad On Friday, May 16, Codey shared

Former ATP player Tim Henman has backed Coco Gauff as a "slight favorite" over Jasmine Paolini to win the Italian Open. The 21-year-old American will take on the home favorite in Rome in the final of the WTA 1000 event on Saturday (May 17). Ad During the pre-final show on Sky Sports, Henman was asked

Carlos Alcaraz has publicly acknowledged that he wants to break records. Jannik Sinner hasn't distinctly acknowledged so but wouldn't mind breaking a few in the future. However, breaking records isn't something that happens every day. Grand Slam records are even less achievable because, in the tremendously long history of tennis, only a few have achieved

Steffi Graf's mother Heidi once made an honest admission about how her daughter's legendary success was a double-edged sword for their family. Although she was very proud of Graf's achievements, Heidi disclosed that there were aspects about the professional tennis "circus" she did not enjoy. Ad While Graf's father Peter famously coached her for most

The penultimate day of the 2025 Italian Open (May 17, Saturday) will feature three matches. Two of the men's doubles semifinals will open the day on Campo Centrale before the women's singles final takes place in the evening session. Ad In the men's doubles, the first semifinal will see top-seeded pair Marcelo Arevalo and Mate

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, recently reacted to the official trailer of Marvel's upcoming mini-series Ironheart. The Reddit co-founder made an unreal wish for his daughter Olympia to be a bit older to share his long-developed love for Marvel movies and series. His reaction came after the globally renowned franchise dropped the first look of

Jannik Sinner will take on Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Italian Open. Alcaraz leads the head-to-head against Sinner 6-4, and defeated him most recently in the 2024 China Open. Ad Sinner is arguably the best player in the world at the moment. After a successful title defence in the Australian Open, he was