Tennis
Tsitsipas: His draw at the Rome Masters, a possible fight against Alkarath in the quarterfinals
The Rome Masters draw took place on Monday night, with Stefanos Tsitsipas having a challenging path.
According to the draw on Monday (May 8th), Stefanos Tsitsipas will most likely meet Carlos Alcarath in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters, with both players avoiding Novak Djokovic until the final.
The world No. 5 has had a bye since Round 1 while he will make his debut at this year’s event in Round 2 with one of Dusan Lajović and Nuno Borges. We remind you that a few weeks ago the Serb won the 250-man tournament in Banja Luka, beating both Novak Djokovic and Andrei Rublev in the final.
In the event of a qualification for the 3rd round, he is likely to meet the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, while in the “16” the Italian Lorenzo Muzzetti, whom he had already met in the semi-finals in Barcelona, will prevail with Tsitsipas and for the qualify for the finals.
As mentioned, in the quarter-finals he might face world No. 2 Carlos Alcarath, who will in turn make his debut (also in the 2nd round), or Albert Ramos Viñolas, who he had an epic upset against at Roland last year Garros or with the Italian Francesco Passaro.
In the 3rd round, the Spaniard’s potential opponent is expected to be the rising Czech Jiri Lehetska, while in the “16” possible opponents are Borna Csotric and Daniel Evans.
The semifinals feature the names of Daniil Medvedev, Andrei Rublev and Alexander Zverev, with Medvedev and Zverev very likely meeting again after the episodic match in Barcelona.
From the top of the table, Novak Djokovic will make his 2nd round debut with one of Luka VAN AS and Thomas Martin Etcheverry, while in the 3rd round he is very likely to face either Stan Wawrinka or Grigor Dimitrov.
In the 4th round, the potential opponents of the defending champion are Alex de Minor and Cameron Nori, while in the quarterfinals we expect the big showdown with Holger Rune, while the … deformed Felix Auxer also plays Aliasim.
In the semifinals, the first candidate for Djokovic is Yannick Sinner, while Casper Rudd, although in a bad mood lately, is always to be expected, especially on sand.
The possible path of Tsitsipas
- 1R: Bye
- 2R: Dusan Lajovic/Nuno Borges
- 3R: Yoshihito Nishioka
- 4R: Lorenzo Musetti
- QF: Carlos Alcarath
- SF: Andrei Rublev/Daniel Medvedev/Alexander Zverev
- Q: Novak Djokovic/Janic Sinner
Possible Quarterfinals
- Novak Djokovic – Holger Rooney
- Kasper Ruud-Yannick Sinner
- Andrei Rublev – Daniil Medvedev
- Stefanos Tsitsipas – Carlos Alcarath
SOURCE: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
They will face each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open on January 23 Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) and Diana Schneider (WTA 22).
The meeting is planned to start at 10:00 Kyiv time.
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Elina Svitolina
Ukraine’s first racquet is having an excellent season; He confirmed his top seed status by winning the tournament in Auckland. Svitolina started her journey in this tournament by defeating Spanish athlete Cristina Buxa with scores of 6:4, 6:1. In the second round, she managed to defeat Polish Linda Klimovichova with sets of 7:5 and 6:1.
The Ukrainian player increased his first serve percentage in the second match compared to the first match: 64% versus 49%. The upcoming opponent for Elina is the toughest opponent of the season, this applies both in terms of ratings and class. Potentially, Svitolina could play the winner of Mirra Andreeva – Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the next round.
Diana Schneider
“Nötrka” has already managed to play in two tournaments this season, looked good and was ahead of its rivals in the top 10. In Brisbane, Schneider defeated another former “neutral” Anastasia Potapova, representing Austria, 6:1, 6:3. And then, in the tough fight, Madison Keys was defeated with scores of 7:6, 6:7, 6:7.
In Adelaide, the athlete defeated the following rivals: Leila Fernandez – 7:5, 6:3, Katerina Sinyakova – 6:1, 2:6, 7:5, followed by a victory over American Emma Navarro – 6:3, 6:3. Only in the semifinals did Mirra Andreeva lose with sets of 3:6, 2:6. At the Australian Open, the tennis player started with victories of 2:6, 6:3, 6:3 against the experienced Czech Barbora Krejcikova. The match against Australian Tallia Gibson was incredibly difficult – 3:6, 7:5, 6:3 and she managed to win three match points in the second set.
Match prediction
As statistics show, the rivals never played each other. The Ukrainian athlete is seen as the slight favorite of this pair. Svitolina is ten years older than him and has more experience.
In such a confrontation, a stubborn struggle that can lead to any outcome should be expected. There is no need to remind how important the match against the “neutral” will be for the Ukrainians. Here I would risk betting more than 20.5 total games for 1.64.
Elina Svitolina01/23/2026 –
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Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev He reacted to the interview with a Ukrainian woman at the press conference Alexandra Oleynikova For the L’Équipe publication in which he accused the Russians of supporting Putin:
– The Ukrainian tennis player said that, in his opinion, Russians should not be allowed to participate in international tennis tournaments. He also condemned players, including you, for participating in an exhibition match sponsored by a major Russian oil company with ties to the war in Ukraine. How will you react to this?
– In general, I respect everyone’s every opinion. I’m trying… It’s a little different on the field, isn’t it? However, I respect all opinions off the field. “This is his opinion and frankly I have nothing to say about it,” Medvedev said.
Oleinikova’s words were also commented on by Arina Sabalenko and Diana Schneider, whom Oleinikova also mentioned in her interview.
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18 years old “neutral” Mirra Andreeva He sent fans away after the match at the Australian Open 2026.
On January 21, Andreeva defeated Maria Sakkari in the 1/32 final with scores of 6:0 and 6:4. After the end of the fight, Mirra said “Fuck you all” to applauding fans. Naturally, this was inaudible, but you can literally read this sentence on your lips.
On the 23rd, Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse will play against Andreeva. The meeting will start around 12:00 Kyiv time.
VIDEO. “To hell with you all” Andreeva told fans after her match at the Australian Open
Did he say what I thought he said???? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qH9hxmE0VX
— Lorena Popa 🕵️♀️🎾 (@popalorena) January 21, 2026
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