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

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done to 20 yo Martin Landaluce a co-favorite of Mrzz and myself defeating Medjedovic 75 64
Martin reaches his 2nd Masters QF
Martin came through qualifying and reaching the Miami QF a couple of months ago
He's back but this time as a LL

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW,
Sinner d Pellegrino 62 63
Jannik gets his 31st consecutive win in Masters events tying with Djokovic for the longest win streak in Masters 1000 History'
26 consecutive wins
23 Masters QFs at 24 yo
He's now won 62 of the last 64 sets he's played in Masters Events, which is arguably the most insane stat of the bunch
3rd Rome QF
Won 48 of the last 50 matches
The scariest part, he looks soo calm and relaxed while doing it all!

 

[the AntiPusher]

I am still in Total Shock as Luciano Darderi saved 4 MPs in the 2nd set before romping through the 3rd set to stun Zverev 16 76(10) 60 to make the QFs, its the Italians first top ten win!

Something ain’t right with Zverev in today’s match..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Something ain’t right with Zverev in today’s match..

Mental perhaps? I know he was saying he had back pain before, he was tired, as you know I am not a fan period
Hang on I just found the excuse
Zverev said it was the worst court he has played on, and the ball jumps over my head.. I had BP, the ball rolls? strange that Darderi was playing on the same court? that is why one of the reasons why he wont win a GS title he blames everyone else when he loses, or something, apart from his overall game and Zverev said he should have won in 2 sets.
He also said he has played a lot of tennis of late and he was tired? Enough Said from the Excuse King!

 

[britbox]

Rome Day 7 Highlights

 

[kskate2]

Mental perhaps? I know he was saying he had back pain before, he was tired, as you know I am not a fan period
Hang on I just found the excuse
Zverev said it was the worst court he has played on, and the ball jumps over my head.. I had BP, the ball rolls? strange that Darderi was playing on the same court? that is why one of the reasons why he wont win a GS title he blames everyone else when he loses, or something, apart from his overall game and Zverev said he should have won in 2 sets.
He also said he has played a lot of tennis of late and he was tired? Enough Said from the Excuse King!

The ball only jumps over his 6'6" head? Really?

 

[don_fabio]

I would suggest some of these players need to personally attend and scout out Jannik matches ..it’s amazing the tells that you can view watching your opponents playing live on court if possible..jannik is a legendary player but the rest of the tour needs to approach it like Arnold aka Dutch in Predator “..if it bleeds we can kill it.”

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in a face"

Competition is bunch of losers right now, no matter what they do, they've lost it before they even step on the court. Until they make changes to their game and the mindset, they will never win anything any time soon.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The ball only jumps over his 6'6" head? Really?

Eye Roll

 

[don_fabio]

Eye Roll

and Italians keep rolling over Zverev. They must be lining up & waiting to draw Sacha in RG.

 

[the AntiPusher]

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in a face"

Competition is bunch of losers right now, no matter what they do, they've lost it before they even step on the court. Until they make changes to their game and the mindset, they will never win anything any time soon.

One thing I noticed is the players try to defeat him from the baseline..I would body serve and volley …trying a change of pace by baiting him with the slice and change of tempo

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Some matches players should watch if they want to beat Sinner:

2020, 2021 French Open vs. Rafael Nadal - these will help on clay

2023 Wimbledon vs. Novak Djokovic, 2025 vs. Grigor Dmitrov - these will help on grass

2025 US Open vs. Alcaraz - this will help on hard court

 

[kskate2]

I would suggest some of these players need to personally attend and scout out Jannik matches ..it’s amazing the tells that you can view watching your opponents playing live on court if possible..jannik is a legendary player but the rest of the tour needs to approach it like Arnold aka Dutch in Predator “..if it bleeds we can kill it.”

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gosh the sky looks terrible above the Centrale, forecast is for showers, clearing later
Ruud vs KAA match just started

 

[don_fabio]

One thing I noticed is the players try to defeat him from the baseline..I would body serve and volley …trying a change of pace by baiting him with the slice and change of tempo

Agree.That's what Carlos does so well with the variety in his game, mixing it up. Jannik loves rhythm and baseline exchanges.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Ruud Awakening!
Casper Ruud resets to defeat KAA 61 62 and reach his biggest SF since winning the Madrid title last year
Casper reaches the Rome SF first since 2023

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Agree.That's what Carlos does so well with the variety in his game, mixing it up. Jannik loves rhythm and baseline exchanges.

If people have been watching Sinner has also been adding variety to his game with drop shots and slices, he is not just all base line exchanges he has been doing that since late last year

 

[the AntiPusher]

If people have been watching Sinner has also been adding variety to his game with drop shots and slices, he is not just all base line exchanges he has been doing that since late last year

Lawd Have Mercy.. having a strategy to try to find some kinks in Sinner's armor is not a knock at his game. I forgotten how overly protective you are about your baby Jannik ... Like Kieran was alluring to last week. the game needs competition, well at least for me to stay interested.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lawd Have Mercy.. having a strategy to try to find some kinks in Sinner's armor is not a knock at his game. I forgotten how overly protective you are about your baby Jannik ... Like Kieran was alluring to last week. the game needs competition, well at least for me to stay interested

Get off your high horse I am pointing out what Sinner has been doing in his game I am not being over protective at all
It was all right when Alcaraz was on a tear wasnt it? take off your one sided glasses and actually try to be bloody fair
BTW I have been critical of Jannik and his play, at least I am not a Fan Girl you havent been around at TF for some time. and I dont make excuses when Jannik has lost BTW.
Carry On AP
I am watching the 2nd QF ladies match

 

[the AntiPusher]

Get off your high horse I am pointing out what Sinner has been doing in his game I am not being over protective at all
It was all right when Alcaraz was on a tear wasnt it? take off your one sided glasses and actually try to be bloody fair
BTW I have been critical of Jannik and his play, at least I am not a Fan Girl you havent been around at TF for some time. and I dont make excuses when Jannik has lost BTW.
Carry On AP
I am watching the 2nd QF ladies match

Lawd have mercy SMH2.. What did I say to upset you? I am fair about both players and I just stated that Novak typically does not require a lot of on court prep.. If you dont think that you're a bit overly protective or Sinner.. please accept my apologies..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lawd have mercy SMH2

Right back at you? when you decide to have an proper conversation maybe we can talk sensibly till then try to have a nice day