2026 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy - Masters 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

The way he won this game on his serve tells me still has gas left to finish Meddy.

Well he is getting on Meddy serve better in the 3rd set, had a few more BPs on Meddys service game but could not convert

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Covers are on the court, dont know how long this match will be suspended
Rain was forecasted on and off all day

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Play will resume not before 10.15pm for this current delay apparently
Cant wait till they get a roof over Centrale Court, apparently they will start to build a roof after the tournament in Rome finishes? rain in Rome in May is quite usual

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New forecast 10.45pm? it is still pouring, I wont be surprised if this match will go on tonight, probably finish it tomorrow. SFs players who have made the final ( Ruud), have a day off on Saturday as the mens final is on Sunday
Sinner leading Medvedev 4-2 in the 3rd set before the match was suspended

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

As I expected play done for the night.
Sinner leads Medvedev 4-2 in the 3rd set and will finish tomorrow

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sinner v Medvedev will conclude tomorrow ( Saturday May 16th) at 3pm local time
Sinner leading 4-2
Good news it will be clear all day

 

[britbox]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Big win for Vavassori/Bolelli first Italian team to make Rome final since 1963.
Especially for Bolelli, who suddenly lost his father at the start of the clay court season
Vavassori /Bolelli Forza!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jannik Sinner! has a chance to lift the mens singles title tomorrow since Panatta in 1976
Sinner Forza!

 

[don_fabio]

Meddy pushing Sinner way more than Zverev. Daniil still can't decide does he love clay or not. He is actually good on clay when he decides to play and not just complain about it.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Sinner holds on, winning the 3rd set 6-4. He will play Casper Ruud in the final tomorrow, with a chance to complete the set of Masters. Sinner still has a chance to complete the clay sweep, which has only been done by Rafa (in 2005 and 2010).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sinner makes his 6th Consecutive Masters 1000 final
Sinner d Medvedev 62 57 64
28th Straight ATP win
33 straight win in Masters 1000
Jannik becomes the 2nd man in history to reach the final of the first 5 Masters events of the season
Rafa Nadal 2011
Janniik Sinner 2026
Jannik has the chance if he wins the final to be the Youngest In History at age 24 to complete "Career Golden Masters Winning All 9 ATP Masters Events and the first man since Pannatta in 1976 to lift the Mens Singles Title in Roma
Sinner becomes the 2nd man in history to reach the final of all 3 clay court Masters Events in the same season
Nadal, 2007,2009,2010, 2011, 2013
Sinner 2026, the only man to make it on this list next to the Greatest Clay Court Player of all Time!

Jannik Forza

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Don Fabio,
If you are around He Did It, like you said to me yesterday after he broke Meddy early
In the end Sinner too strong, though Meddy is good on clay, even though he says at times he isnt gee he won Rome in 2023 defeating Holger Rune in straight sets if my memory is intact

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Meddy pushing Sinner way more than Zverev. Daniil still can't decide does he love clay or not. He is actually good on clay when he decides to play and not just complain about it.

Meddy won Roma in 2023 defeating Rune in straight sets, actually he has a great game on the clay!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jannik after the match,

"When you're in the 3rd set, nearly done, but you still have to show up again, you never know what's happening you know. Its basically a new start of a match.But again I'm very happy how I handled the situation, very happy to be back in the final.
"Tomorrow is gonna be a very tough day"
" But I'm very happy this match is finally over. It was a very long one, very happy".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW Medvedev is 8th in the live rankings, he is not playing any smaller clay court tournaments next week, as long as he stays in the Top 9, he'll get a Top 8 seeding as Alcaraz isnt playing

 

[Fiero425]

They can't even wait for Novak to retire before trying to replace him w/ Sinner! It's hard to say we're in a "weak era" b/c ATP players are top notch, but w/o Alcaraz, it looks as if Jannik will feast on the tour until Carlos gets back!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

They can't even wait for Novak to retire before trying to replace him w/ Sinner! It's hard to say we're in a "weak era" b/c ATP players are top notch, but w/o Alcaraz, it looks as if Jannik will feast on the tour until Carlos gets back!

Go away if Sinner wins in Rome he will be the Youngest In the History to complete Golden Career Masters at age 24
Novak completed that at age 31.
Sour Grapes!
What Sinner has done since IW is just incredible give him credit, Carlos was beaten in both IW and Miami that was on him, Jannik won both Masters tournaments in IW and Miami without Dropping a Set?
Just to remind you Sinner defeated Carlos in straight sets at Monte Carlo? feasting on the tour My foot! While it is sad that Alcaraz is out with a wrist injury, what is Sinner suppose to do? roll over and wait? these are professional athletes and if Sinner was out injured, Alcaraz would just do what he does best and try to compete at the best of his ability and win tournaments?
I could keep posting stats on Jannik if you like? LOL!
I strongly suggest you go to the ATP Website and read his numbers on serve and return for starters LOL!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thanks @MargaretMcAleer

Welcome to TF please share your thoughts regarding the mens tour, we have all the current tournaments ongoing, we are in Rome at present as you are fully aware, you can also post with any news for men on our ATP news
There are a few smaller clay tournaments to go before RG
Please share your favorite players etc
Thanks looking forward to reading your comments!

 

[El Dude]

If Ruud somehow manages win, it will be quite an upset. Not only does Sinner lead the H2H 4-0, Ruud hasn't taken a set off of him. In fact, he's only won more than 3 games in a set twice out of 8 times. Their last five sets have been 6-2 or worse (for Ruud).