Discover all the details about the second-round matchup between the Spanish player in her debut and the Japanese player.
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The British woman reveals that she plans to return to studying and confesses to the pressures and problems she has had in her environment over the past two years.
About to turn 33 years old and after becoming a mother for the first time, the Catalan tennis player announces her return to competition: "Leaving tennis now would be a failure."
At 38 years old and after experiencing all kinds of events, the end is starting to come for Sara Errani. A constant presence on the WTA circuit for the past two decades, the Italian continues to show her love for tennis at every tournament, but the defeat suffered today at the WTA Rome 2025 against Naomi Osaka turned out to be the launching pad for the most significant announcement: she will retire from singles at the upcoming Roland Garros. However, Sara announced that she will now focus her efforts on doubles, where she promises to keep fighting. A finalist at Roland Garros, with nine WTA titles... not a bad place to call it a day, indeed.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Errani anuncia su retirada en el próximo Roland Garros
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Naomi Osaka is on a roll. Dropping down a category, facing lesser opponents, and knowing how to navigate through challenges have worked wonders for her tennis and her confidence. The title she claimed at the WTA 125 in St. Malo has revitalized the Japanese player, who confidently rode the wave into her debut at WTA Rome 2025... sweeping aside her first opponent. The Japanese athlete delivered 40 winners to defeat Sara Errani (6-2, 6-3), in a dominant victory setting up an exciting second-round clash... against Paula Badosa. A clash of titans and a tough challenge awaits Paula in her return to the circuit.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, WTA Roma 2025: Osaka mete miedo y se erige como el próximo desafío de Badosa
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Media Day at the Rome 2025 tournament with several of the world's top tennis players taking their annual turn at the table with journalists. As a curiosity, one question asked to Aryna Sabalenka stood out, where the Belarusian could only respond with a laughter of tremendous admiration.
"Did you know you are a beauty reference in Italy? Fans told Jannik he was as handsome as Sabalenka", a colleague dared to say in the room. The world No. 1's reaction couldn't be more adorable.
Journalist to Sabalenka " Did you know you were a beauty standard for Italy? Fans told Jannik he was as Handsome as Sabalenka" 😭😭😭
— Liviefromparis 🇫🇷🤸🏼♀️🎾 (@Livieparis2024) May 6, 2025
Aryna bursts out laughing and says " I always felt connected to Italy to be honest" 😂😂😂 LOL #IBI25 pic.twitter.com/ek2oQg3CRB
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La reacción de Sabalenka ante una pregunta surrealista en Roma
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We already have the order of play for the Rome 2025 tournament for this Wednesday, May 7th. The day will kick off with an exciting match between Sara Errani and Naomi Osaka to open play on Campo Centrale, but there is much more to come. As for our players, keep an eye on the matches between Carreño-Carabelli and Taberner-Kovacevic. What caught our attention the most is that a match of the caliber of Bencic-Sakkari did not secure a spot on any main court, relegated to Court 1 instead. Below you will find the complete schedule for you to plan your viewing accordingly.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Roma 2025. Orden de juego miércoles 7 de mayo: Todos los focos en el Errani-Osaka
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If we ask Jasmine Paolini about her memories of last year's WTA 1000 in Rome, she will probably have mixed feelings. On one hand, she was the doubles champion alongside Sara Errani; on the other hand, she was defeated in the singles debut by Mayar Sherif. Twelve months later, the top-ranked Italian lands at the Foro Italico with the same plan in her schedule, but with the hope of improving on the previous performance.
"I'm super happy to be back here in Italy, I just hope that this year I can advance a bit further in the singles draw. I have great memories of the last tournament, so I'm looking forward to playing this edition," confessed the current World No. 5, who already has her first opponent in the draw, New Zealander Lulu Sun.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Paolini define su objetivo en Roma: “Ojalá este año pueda…”
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Discover all the details about the second-round matchup between the Spanish player in her debut and the Japanese player.
At 38 years old and after experiencing all kinds of events, the end is starting to come for Sara Errani. A constant presence on the WTA circuit for the past two decades, the Italian continues to show her love for tennis at every tournament, but the defeat suffered today at the WTA Rome 2025 against Naomi Osaka turned out to be the launching pad for the most significant announcement: she will retire from singles at the upcoming Roland Garros. However, Sara announced that she will now focus her efforts on doubles, where she promises to keep fighting. A finalist at Roland Garros, with nine WTA titles... not a bad place to call it a day, indeed.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Errani anuncia su retirada en el próximo Roland Garros
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The British woman reveals that she plans to return to studying and confesses to the pressures and problems she has had in her environment over the past two years.
Naomi Osaka is on a roll. Dropping down a category, facing lesser opponents, and knowing how to navigate through challenges have worked wonders for her tennis and her confidence. The title she claimed at the WTA 125 in St. Malo has revitalized the Japanese player, who confidently rode the wave into her debut at WTA Rome 2025... sweeping aside her first opponent. The Japanese athlete delivered 40 winners to defeat Sara Errani (6-2, 6-3), in a dominant victory setting up an exciting second-round clash... against Paula Badosa. A clash of titans and a tough challenge awaits Paula in her return to the circuit.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, WTA Roma 2025: Osaka mete miedo y se erige como el próximo desafío de Badosa
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About to turn 33 years old and after becoming a mother for the first time, the Catalan tennis player announces her return to competition: "Leaving tennis now would be a failure."
Media Day at the Rome 2025 tournament with several of the world's top tennis players taking their annual turn at the table with journalists. As a curiosity, one question asked to Aryna Sabalenka stood out, where the Belarusian could only respond with a laughter of tremendous admiration.
"Did you know you are a beauty reference in Italy? Fans told Jannik he was as handsome as Sabalenka", a colleague dared to say in the room. The world No. 1's reaction couldn't be more adorable.
Journalist to Sabalenka " Did you know you were a beauty standard for Italy? Fans told Jannik he was as Handsome as Sabalenka" 😭😭😭
— Liviefromparis 🇫🇷🤸🏼♀️🎾 (@Livieparis2024) May 6, 2025
Aryna bursts out laughing and says " I always felt connected to Italy to be honest" 😂😂😂 LOL #IBI25 pic.twitter.com/ek2oQg3CRB
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La reacción de Sabalenka ante una pregunta surrealista en Roma
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We already have the order of play for the Rome 2025 tournament for this Wednesday, May 7th. The day will kick off with an exciting match between Sara Errani and Naomi Osaka to open play on Campo Centrale, but there is much more to come. As for our players, keep an eye on the matches between Carreño-Carabelli and Taberner-Kovacevic. What caught our attention the most is that a match of the caliber of Bencic-Sakkari did not secure a spot on any main court, relegated to Court 1 instead. Below you will find the complete schedule for you to plan your viewing accordingly.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Roma 2025. Orden de juego miércoles 7 de mayo: Todos los focos en el Errani-Osaka
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If we ask Jasmine Paolini about her memories of last year's WTA 1000 in Rome, she will probably have mixed feelings. On one hand, she was the doubles champion alongside Sara Errani; on the other hand, she was defeated in the singles debut by Mayar Sherif. Twelve months later, the top-ranked Italian lands at the Foro Italico with the same plan in her schedule, but with the hope of improving on the previous performance.
"I'm super happy to be back here in Italy, I just hope that this year I can advance a bit further in the singles draw. I have great memories of the last tournament, so I'm looking forward to playing this edition," confessed the current World No. 5, who already has her first opponent in the draw, New Zealander Lulu Sun.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Paolini define su objetivo en Roma: “Ojalá este año pueda…”
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Something strange must be happening for us to have in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Rome 2025 a match between Maria Sakkari and Belinda Bencic. In this scenario, the curious thing is that the player coming from the qualifying rounds is the Greek and not the Swiss, who returned to the circuit at the end of last season after becoming a mother, but in record time has managed to regain her status within the top 40, while Sakkari is currently hovering around the top 80. After an exceptional day, this is how the women's bracket has ended definitively, with multiple first-round matches that are quite interesting.
Rome Qualifiers placed!
— Owen (@kostekcanu) May 6, 2025
[Q] Ruzic vs Grant
[Q] Mboko vs Zucchini
[Q] Sakkari vs Bencic
[Q] Joint vs Raducanu
[Q] Volynets vs [Q] Rus
[Q] Arango vs Tomova
[Q] Bondar vs Krueger
[Q] Tomljanovic vs Gracheva
[Q] Baptiste vs [Q] Blinkova
[Q] Ruse vs P. Kudermetova
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así queda el cuadro del WTA Roma 2025 con las clasificadas de la fase previa: ¡Sakkari-Bencic en primera ronda!
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After being the runner-up in Madrid a few days ago, Coco Gauff is ready to maintain her great form in the coming weeks at the Rome Masters.