The Russian faces the Rome tournament with renewed hopes and reveals curious reflections on his career during the pre-match press conference.
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It was an open secret and has been officially confirmed. Tommy Robredo is the new sports director of the Conde de Godó tournament, succeeding David Ferrer who announced he was leaving the position a few months ago. The former world number 5 in 2006 has strong ties to the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona and was the champion of the Barcelona tournament in 2004 and a finalist in 2008. The Hostalrich native will now set to work to prepare for the 2026 edition, which will take place from April 11 to 19.
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Alejandro Davidovich, Jaume Munar, Roberto Carballés, Pedro Martínez, Roberto Bautista, Carlos Alcaraz, Carlos Taberner... and Pablo Carreño! Yes, friends, finally the Asturian has also managed to get into the main draw of the Masters 1000 in Rome 2025 after entering as a lucky loser due to some last-minute withdrawals. In total, eight Spaniards who will seek glory at the Foro Italico, although it won't be easy. Starting with a first round full of traps that looks as follows after placing the players from the Qualifying. This is how the complete picture looks for the next two weeks.
Rome ATP Masters 1000 - Qualifiers placed pic.com/ll8ZL2zepE
— Tennis Draws (@DrawsTennis) May 6, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así queda el cuadro del ATP Roma 2025 con los clasificados de la fase previa: Entra Carreño como ‘lucky loser’
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Mental health in tennis is an increasingly important issue that players are trying to discuss more openly. The latest to do so is Emil Ruusuvuori, who wanted to share in detail the problems he has been facing for a long time. The former world number 37 in 2023 has been struggling lately and even took a complete break from tennis for months.
Without any significant injuries, his mental health seemed to be the main reason. He explained that his issues involve recurring panic attacks that have been going on for four years, escalating in 2024, leading him to be away from the court for four and a half months. As he strives to regain enjoyment in competition, the Finn is experiencing new episodes of this problem, like the one last week in South Korea.
Just watched emil’s video in which he opens up abt having had panic attacks (both on & off court) for the past 4y, resulting in taking his long break last year; he simply couldn’t go on court 🥺
— Ann 🦩 (@maisonpq) May 6, 2025
So incredibly proud of him for speaking up, my heart broke a little reading it 💔 pic.twitter.com/J5ccB1xD6o
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At 23 years old, the Italian is at the peak of his career, something he attributes to multiple factors, including fatherhood.
Holger Rune was one of the players who trained alongside Jannik Sinner in recent days, preparing the Italian for his return to competition. Speaking about their time sharing the court in Monte Carlo, he talked in a chat with La Stampa, anticipating a great comeback from the San Candido native: "He is the same Sinner. He hits the ball incredibly, as we are used to. I had a great time training with him. Returning after three months is not easy, he will need a little time, but I think he can do very well: Jannik is capable of anything. The fans are waiting for him, and we are also looking forward to facing the world number one again." Beautiful words from the Dane to the Italian, channeling what now seems like a good relationship.
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The German admits to having had difficulties maintaining competitive tension and reveals his feelings facing the Rome tournament.
It is not common that after the draw of a tournament of this magnitude, three players have to withdraw almost simultaneously. This is what has happened at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2025, after Zizou Bergs, Benjamin Bonzi, and Jan-Lennard Struff announced their last-minute absence. The withdrawal of the German directly affects Carlos Alcaraz as Struff could have been his opponent in the second round. The player from Murcia now knows he will debut against Yosihito Nishioka or a lucky loser.
Struff will not be Carlos Alcaraz's opponent in the second round of Rome. The player from Murcia will face Nishioka or a Lucky Loser in his debut. https://t.co/xr8UjESQdI
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) May 6, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz se ve afectado por tres bajas de última hora en el ATP Roma 2025
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The Russian faces the Rome tournament with renewed hopes and reveals curious reflections on his career during the pre-match press conference.
Mental health in tennis is an increasingly important issue that players are trying to discuss more openly. The latest to do so is Emil Ruusuvuori, who wanted to share in detail the problems he has been facing for a long time. The former world number 37 in 2023 has been struggling lately and even took a complete break from tennis for months.
Without any significant injuries, his mental health seemed to be the main reason. He explained that his issues involve recurring panic attacks that have been going on for four years, escalating in 2024, leading him to be away from the court for four and a half months. As he strives to regain enjoyment in competition, the Finn is experiencing new episodes of this problem, like the one last week in South Korea.
Just watched emil’s video in which he opens up abt having had panic attacks (both on & off court) for the past 4y, resulting in taking his long break last year; he simply couldn’t go on court 🥺
— Ann 🦩 (@maisonpq) May 6, 2025
So incredibly proud of him for speaking up, my heart broke a little reading it 💔 pic.twitter.com/J5ccB1xD6o
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruusuvuori desvela sufrir recurrentes ataques de pánico
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It was an open secret and has been officially confirmed. Tommy Robredo is the new sports director of the Conde de Godó tournament, succeeding David Ferrer who announced he was leaving the position a few months ago. The former world number 5 in 2006 has strong ties to the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona and was the champion of the Barcelona tournament in 2004 and a finalist in 2008. The Hostalrich native will now set to work to prepare for the 2026 edition, which will take place from April 11 to 19.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Tommy Robredo ya es el nuevo director del torneo Conde de Godó
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At 23 years old, the Italian is at the peak of his career, something he attributes to multiple factors, including fatherhood.
Alejandro Davidovich, Jaume Munar, Roberto Carballés, Pedro Martínez, Roberto Bautista, Carlos Alcaraz, Carlos Taberner... and Pablo Carreño! Yes, friends, finally the Asturian has also managed to get into the main draw of the Masters 1000 in Rome 2025 after entering as a lucky loser due to some last-minute withdrawals. In total, eight Spaniards who will seek glory at the Foro Italico, although it won't be easy. Starting with a first round full of traps that looks as follows after placing the players from the Qualifying. This is how the complete picture looks for the next two weeks.
Rome ATP Masters 1000 - Qualifiers placed pic.com/ll8ZL2zepE
— Tennis Draws (@DrawsTennis) May 6, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así queda el cuadro del ATP Roma 2025 con los clasificados de la fase previa: Entra Carreño como ‘lucky loser’
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Holger Rune was one of the players who trained alongside Jannik Sinner in recent days, preparing the Italian for his return to competition. Speaking about their time sharing the court in Monte Carlo, he talked in a chat with La Stampa, anticipating a great comeback from the San Candido native: "He is the same Sinner. He hits the ball incredibly, as we are used to. I had a great time training with him. Returning after three months is not easy, he will need a little time, but I think he can do very well: Jannik is capable of anything. The fans are waiting for him, and we are also looking forward to facing the world number one again." Beautiful words from the Dane to the Italian, channeling what now seems like a good relationship.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rune y su experiencia entrenando con Sinner: "Sigue siendo el mismo, es capaz de todo"
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The German admits to having had difficulties maintaining competitive tension and reveals his feelings facing the Rome tournament.
It is not common that after the draw of a tournament of this magnitude, three players have to withdraw almost simultaneously. This is what has happened at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2025, after Zizou Bergs, Benjamin Bonzi, and Jan-Lennard Struff announced their last-minute absence. The withdrawal of the German directly affects Carlos Alcaraz as Struff could have been his opponent in the second round. The player from Murcia now knows he will debut against Yosihito Nishioka or a lucky loser.
Struff will not be Carlos Alcaraz's opponent in the second round of Rome. The player from Murcia will face Nishioka or a Lucky Loser in his debut. https://t.co/xr8UjESQdI
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) May 6, 2025
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz se ve afectado por tres bajas de última hora en el ATP Roma 2025
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Two Spaniards were seeking access to the main draw of the ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2025 on Tuesday, but only one managed to do so. Pablo Carreño suffered a tough setback as Román Andrés Burruchaga came back to beat him 3-6 6-3 6-2, leaving him out of contention for the main draw at the Foro Itálico. However, Carlos Taberner was able to achieve the goal, taking advantage of Faria's retirement due to injury after losing the first set 6-0.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, ATP Roma 2025: Cara y cruz para el tenis español en la fase previa
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Spanish turns 22 before traveling to Rome, and his fellow players on the circuit agree on the personality of the tennis player from Murcia.