Carlos Alcaraz saved two break points early in the third set then dropped his serve later on to waste an early break before improving to 5-0 in his career against the 24th-ranked Karen Khachanov.

Carlos Alcaraz was made to work for a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Karen Khachanov that earned him a spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. Alcaraz saved two break points early in the third set then dropped his serve later on to waste an early break before improving to 5-0 in his career against the 24th-ranked Khachanov.

Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

Amid his run at the 2025 Italian Open, world no. 1 Jannik Sinner enjoyed a memorable off-court moment as he met Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old star was received in a private audience alongside his family and the president of the Italian Tennis Federation, Mr. Angelo Binaghi.

Pope Leo XIV received world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday but they stopped short of hitting a few balls. Italy's Sinner, who is playing in Rome at the Italian Open where he had the day off,