Zheng Qinwen earned her first victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 to set up an Italian Open semifinal match against Coco Gauff.

Alexander Zverev’s Italian Open campaign ended in frustration after a gripping quarterfinal battle against home favorite Lorenzo Musetti. A match marked not only by high-level tennis, but also by a heated exchange with the chair umpire over the quality of the balls.

Gauff opened the first set with a love service game and earned a crucial break in the eighth game, though Andreeva immediately responded

The world No. 1 was rusty on his first match back after three months away. His Italian Open draw means he cannot afford to be so for long.

Jannik Sinner appears to have overcome his latest 'ban' after he was spotted meeting the new Pope at the Vatican. Dressed in a smart black suit, the young Italian was filmed shaking hands with the pontiff and chatting about tennis.

Plastic sheets cover the field during a thunderstorm prior to the start round of sixteen match between Jannik Sinner and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome,

Zheng, meanwhile, remained unfazed by the drama and maintained her focus, edging closer to a potential breakthrough title.

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are out of the Italian Open women's doubles tournament after a 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 quarterfinal loss to Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider on Wednesday.