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.

Alexander Zverev takes issue with the balls. The German tennis player was very critical of the organization of the Italian Open after losing 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 to the home player, Lorenzo Musetti.

Title holder Alexander Zverev strolled into the last 16 of the Italian Open on Sunday, 6-4, 6-0 over qualifier Vilius Gaubas. Zverev dropped serve twice in the opening set but was in full command once he went a set up en route to victory in 1 hour 26 minutes.

Through his official X profile, legendary coach Rick Macci - who has worked with icons of the caliber of Serena and Venus Williams - rebuked Zverev for his statements.

Lorenzo Musetti is on the court at the Internazionali d'Italia against German Alexander Zverev. The Carrara native, who has reached the top ten in the rankings for the first time in his

Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Rome Open Masters 1000 by Lorenzo Musetti and offered an unexpected explanation.

The truth is that Alexander has not expressed his best tennis since being defeated by Jannik Sinner in the final of the 2025 Australian Open, having also lost those certainties he had acquired in the second half of last year.

Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 in Rome after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on centre court on Sunday. Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz reached the fourth round at the Foro Italico for the ...

Rome: Alexander Zverev continued his Italian Open title defence by cruising past qualifier Vilius Gaubas and reaching the last 16, as Aryna Sabalenka

There are just four days left of the Italian Open, with the likes of Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff headlining the day's play on Thursday. Last night saw top seed Aryna Sabalenka crash out to Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev exit to home favourite Lorenzo Musetti.