.Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis player is five-time Rome Champion (Photo credit: PTI)
- Novak Djokovic won against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- The venue, Forco Italico, was filled to 25% capacity
- "It was not good, it was great. I missed the crowd," said Djokovic
.Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
American tennis player and 23 times grand slam winner, Serena Williams. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@serenawilliams)
- Williams played the 1000th WTA match of her career in the second round of WTA Italian open
- She lost to Nadia Podoroska 7-6, 7-5 in the match
- She had not played in a major tournament for three months prior to the Italian Open
.Italy
Jessica Pegula achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of world number 31 on Tuesday. (Photo credit- Instagram/ @jpegula)
- Jessica Pegula, 27, is an American tennis player
- Pegula made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2015 US Open
- Pegula reached the Australian Open Quarter-finals in 2021
.Austria
Dominic Thiem won against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics (Photo Credit: Twitter/@ThiemDomi)
- Dominic Thiem was a semi-finalist in Madrid last week
- He won against 44th-ranked Fucsovics in the clay-court tournament
- The 27-year-old will next play an Italian, either Lorenzo Sonego or wildcard entry Gianluca Mager
.Madrid, Spain
World number two Rafael Nadal is hoping to clinch a 14th Roland Garros title and record-setting 21st major. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@MutuaMadridOpen)
- Rafael Nadal lost 6-4, 6-4 to Zverev in the Madrid Open quarter-finals
- This is now Nadal's second early exit in a clay-court master's tournament ahead of French Open
- He exited the Monte Carlo Masters in the quarters, before winning the Barcelona Open
.Madrid, Spain
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has won the Madrid Open five times. (Photo credit: AP/PTI)
- Rafael Nadal on Thursday scored a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Alexei Popyrin
- This marked Nadal's first match against 76th ranked Popyrin
- US Open winner Dominic Thiem scored a victory against Alex de Minaur
Roland-Garros is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks. (Photo credit: Twitter/@rolandgarros)
- Roland Garros 2021 is expected to run from May 30 to June 13
- The limit is set at 35% of the capacity of the courts
- Last year's Roland Garros was delayed by four months due to the pandemic
.New Delhi, Delhi, India
(Photo Credit: Instagram/@rogerfederer)
- Roger Federer confirmed on Sunday he will play the French Open at Roland Garros this year
- He had skipped the 2020 edition to recover from knee surgery
- His last appearance in the French capital in 2019 ended in a semi-final loss to Rafael Nadal, now a 13-time champion
.Belgrade, Serbia
World number one Novak Djokovic will relaunch the Serbia Open tournament in Belgrade on Monday. (Photo Credit: AP/PTI)
- Djokovic was among several players who tested positive for COVID-19 after the last year's event
- Organisers insist that the forthcoming ATP clay court event will be very different
- The Novak Tennis Centre in Belgrade will also stage a second clay court event from May 24
.New Delhi, Delhi, India
Veteran tennis player Venus Williams, 40, will be playing in the upcoming Madrid Open. (Photo credit: Twitter/@Venuseswilliams)