Internazionali BNL d’Italia—Rome, Italy
Alcaraz Wins 2025 Italian Open Over Sinner
Sunday’s ATP Tour Results from Rome
Sunday’s final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy saw No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz capture his second Masters event of the Spring, defeating world No. 1 and Italian hero Jannik Sinner 7-6(5), 6-1.
In an entertaining affair that lasted one hour and 44 minutes, Alcaraz hit 18 winners, four aces, won 73 percent of his first serve points, and broke his main rival on two occasions.
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‘The moment @carlosalcaraz defeated his great rival Sinner to triumph in Rome!’#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/x4u0R1PW0n
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 18, 2025
Improving to 7-4 against Sinner in lifetime meetings, Alcaraz will now head into Roland Garros as the clear favourite. The Spaniard also captured the Masters 1000 title in Monaco earlier this Spring, and made the finals in his native Barcelona, Spain (l. Holger Rune).
Sinner, who was playing in his first event since the Australian Open, will enter the French Open as the top seed. The 23-year-old owns three Major titles and is the reigning champion in Australia and the US Open.
The world No. 1 showed promising signs of hitting his top level during the Rome event, defeating recent Madrid Open winner Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
Alcaraz now owns 19 career titles and three this season. He will be ranked No. 2 when the main draw of the French Open gets underway next Sunday.
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Women’s Final Recap: Paolini Soars to Title
The women’s final in Rome saw Italian favourite Jasmine Paolini capture her third career title on Saturday, defeating No. 4 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2.
In a one-sided contest that was dominated by the No. 6 seed, Paolini showed her pedigree on clay against the former US Open champion.
Paolini, who reached the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon in 2024, will have a lot of points to defend over the coming month. The 29-year-old also won the doubles title on Sunday, teaming up with her good friend Sara Errani to defeat Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5.
Paolini will enter Roland Garros as the No. 4 seed.
Gauff, who is currently No. 2 in the world, recently made the finals of the Madrid Open in Spain, losing to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6(3).
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