Tennis
Rome Masters: Rooney upsets Rudd and waits for Tsitsipas or Medvedev in final
Holger Rune managed the surprise against Rudd, won 2:1 sets and made it into the final of the Rome Masters, where he meets either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Daniil Medvedev.
A spirited Hoglker Rune qualified for the Rome Masters Grand Final and caused a big upset in the day’s first timed semi-final against Casper Rudd, with whom he defeated 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2after 2 hours and 43 minutes of competition.
The 20-year-old Dane continues his winning streak in the Masters semifinals (3/3) after recovering a lost set in the tie-break but also a break in the 2nd part, and tomorrow Sunday (5/21) he will win his 5th title (with tomorrow’s final) in his career so far.
Roone’s opponent in tomorrow’s big game in Rome will be either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Daniil Medvedev, who will take the baton on Center Court and face off against each other, with the second ticket to the final up for grabs.
As for the game, neither of them wanted to make a mistake from the service line in the first set and they managed to the fullest to keep the score tied until the end to settle their differences in the tie break (6- 6) .
There the 24-year-old Norwegian prevailed after 11 minutes and 23 seconds with a single result of 7:2 and thus took a decisive step towards qualifying for the final in the Eternal City.
In the 2nd part it was the Dane’s turn to start the serve first and the balance remained even until the 4th game (2:2). From the next minute Rudd managed the first break of the game and then defended his serve again to get even closer to the direct win (4:2).
However, Rune had yet to say his last word and with an impressive return to the game, he needed four games in a row, including two breaks, to equalize and pass his opponent in the final to see the game decider (6th – 12th). -4).
In the 3rd and last part of the game, the number 6 in the world served first place again (from Monday, May 22nd), he kept the slight lead until the 3rd game (2:1) and in the next game he reached the third personal Pause to confirm momentum was now on his side (3-1).
With a love match (40:0) he further increased the gap to No. 4 in the world rankings, which fell temporarily in the 6th game, but then had no new offensive solution, with Rune winning the next 2 games, he reaches 4th (overall). Breaks and secures his place in the final in Rome (6-2).
SOURCE: Tennis24
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January 23 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) The Australian Open will continue to be competed in 2026.
In the third round, the Ukrainian will play against a “neutral” team Diana Schneider (WTA 22). The match will start at 10:00 Kyiv time at Margaret Court Arena.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the fight will face Elena-Gabriela Ruse or Diana Schneider in the second round.
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22 January at Australian Open 2026 1/32 final matches were played in the lower group of men’s singles.
Number two in the ATP world rankings and current champion Jannik the Sinner He defeated James Duckworth. He will then compete with Italian player Eliot Spizzirri.
Distinguished Novak Djokovic He coped with Francesco Maestrelli without any problems. Novak’s next opponent will be Botik van de Zandshulp.
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Old Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka also advanced to the third round by knocking out Denis Shapovalov and Arthur Hea respectively.
Hubert Hurkacz’s loss to Ethan Quinn was quite unexpected and came in three sets.
Among Thursday’s top 10 players, Lorenzo Musetti (beat Lorenzo Sonego), Ben Shelton (beat Dane Sweeney) and Taylor Fritz (beat Vit Koprzyva) won their second-round matches on Thursday.
On the 21st of the month, the 1/32 upper group final took place in Melbourne, and as a result, the star Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz took one step forward.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 last pair
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Carlos Alcaraz [1] – Corentin Moutet [32]
Tommy Paul [19] – Alejandro Davidovic Fokina [14]
Alexander Bublik [10] – Thomas Martin Etcheverry
Francis Tiafoe [29] – Alex de Minaur [6]
Alexander Zverev [3] – Cameron Norrie [26]
Francisco Cherundolo [18] – Andrey Rublev [13]
Daniil Medvedev [11] – Fabian Marozan
Lerner Tien [25] – Nuno Borges
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Lorenzo Musetti [5] – Tomas Machac
Stan Wawrinka [WC] – Taylor Fritz [9]
Yakub Menshik [16] – Ethan Quinn
Botik van de Zandshulp – Novak Djokovic [4]
Ben Shelton [8] – Valentin Vachereau [30]
Marin Cilic Casper Ruud [12]
Karen Khachanov [15] – Luciano Darderi [22]
Eliot Spizziri – Jannik the Sinner [2]
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37-year-old Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic (ATP 70) and a 40-year-old Swiss Stan Wawrinka Reached the 1/16 final at the 2026 Australian Open.
Cilic defeated 21st seed Denis Shapovalov (Canada, ATP 23) in three sets in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Marin started the Australian Open with a win over Daniel Altmaier. His next opponent will be Casper Ruud, who is ranked 13th in the ATP rankings.
Cilic achieved his 599th career win at the ATP level, equaling Goran Ivanisevic for the most wins by a Croatian tennis player in the Open era.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Denis Shapovalov (Canada) [21] – Marin Cilic (Croatia) – 4:6, 3:6, 2:6
Wawrinka, who is in the final season of his career, won in 4 hours and 33 minutes in a five-set thriller against Arthur Gea (France, ATP 198) in the second round of the Aus Open. This fight is the longest fight in slam so far.
This match marked the 49th five-setter match of Stan’s career in Grand Slam tournaments; He surpassed Roger Federer (48) and became the sole owner of the Open Era record in this indicator.
Since the introduction of the 128-player draw across the four Grand Slams in 1987, Wawrinka became the oldest player to achieve multiple wins at a single major, at 40 years and 296 days.
Stan started AO-2026 with a victory over Laszlo Gyore. His next opponent will be world number 9 Taylor Fritz.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Arthur Hea (France) [Q] – Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) [WC] – 6:4, 3:6, 6:3, 5:7, 6:7 (3:10)
Besides Cilic and Wawrinka, 38-year-old Novak Djokovic from Serbia also qualified for the 1/16 final at the Aus Open on January 22. After the end of the match day, Novak published a post in his story with the match result and Marin and Stan’s results and signed:
“There is no coup without the old man” translated from Serbian means: “There is no coup without the old man.”
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