Jannik Sinner is through to the last eight at Foro Italico without losing a set

Jannik Sinner has stormed through the Italian Open, surrendering only nine games across his opening two matches before facing Andrea Pellegrino. With history now within touching distance, Sinner is chasing the chance to become the first Italian man since Adriano Panatta in 1976 to lift the Rome crown.

Tennis crowds in Rome are loud. Soccer-stadium loud. Vespa-engine loud. The kind of loud where every forehand winner from an Italian star feels like somebody just scored in stoppage time at the Stadio Olimpico.

At one point, while walking through the player tunnel, Sinner appeared visibly startled after hearing loud noises overhead. The sound came from a Frecce Tricolori aerobatic display over the Foro Italico.

World No1 Jannik Sinner recently became the target of a shocking homophobic incident. The incident happened just days before beginning his Italian Open 2026 campaign in Rome. Offensive stickers carrying anti-LGBTQ+ insults aimed at the Italian star appeared.

Lorenzo Musetti was full of praise for compatriot Jannik Sinner in the middle of his campaign at the Italian Open, where the Italian No. 2 reached the Round of 16 after a strong straight-sets win over Francisco Cerúndolo.

Sinner is on a roll. And perhaps only when Jannik stops playing (hopefully as late as possible) will we truly realize the greatness of the boy from San Candido. Sure, the trophies, the

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