As we inch closer to the next Grand Slam event of 2026, the French Open, tennis fans get to watch as players toil through a series of Masters 1000 tournaments. Next up will be the Rome Masters (or Italian Open; whatever you want to call it).
This means, in reality, seeing Jannik Sinner likely winning on the men's side, while the women's side is more unknown (which makes that side even more fun at times). Sinner has yet to win the tournament of his home country, but if he does, he will have captured the title at all Masters events, becoming the youngest ever to do so (he is still just 24 years old).
WTA No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will be trying to win the Rome Masters for the first time. In 2024, she only reached the quarterfinals.
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Novak Djokovic is expected to return after a six-week layoff, but Brit No. 1 Jack Draper will miss another event with a knee injury. All the top-ranked women should play with the favorites being Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff.
Prize money and ranking points for singles at the 2026 Rome Masters
- Winner: €1,055,285 / $1,234,235 / 1,000 points ATP and WTA
- Finalist: €549,335 / $642,488 / 650 points ATP and WTA
- Semifinalist: €289,115 / $338,142 / 400 points ATP and 390 points WTA
- Quarterfinalist: €150,000 / $175,436 / 200 points ATP and 215 points WTA
- Round of 16: €79,510 / $92,993 / 100 points ATP and 120 points WTA
- Round of 32: €46,080 / $53,894 / 50 points ATP and 65 points WTA
- Round of 64: €25,515 / $29,842 / 30 points ATP and 35 points WTA
- Round of 96: €15,815 / $18,497 / 10 points ATP and WTA
The women and men make the same amount of money at the Rome Masters, thankfully. The above amounts are reported by the official WTA site. Before 2025, the money involved had a pretty wide gap between the ATP and WTA.
Order of play at the 2026 Rome Masters
- Qualifying: Monday, May 4 – Tuesday, May 5, with matches starting not before 11 am local time
- Singles main draw: Begins on Wednesday, May 6, through Sunday, May 17; early round matches on the outside courts do not start before 11 am local time
- WTA quarterfinals: Tuesday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 13
- ATP quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 13, and Thursday, May 14, May 13, with matches starting at 10 am local time
- WTA semifinals: Thursday, May 14, with matches not starting before 10 am local time
- ATP semifinals: Friday, May 15, first singles match not before 10 am local time
- Doubles final: Saturday, May 17
- WTA singles final: Saturday, May 16, not before 5 pm local time
- ATP singles final: Sunday, May 17, not before 5 pm local time
Most of the top players will play on both the ATP and WTA sides, with the notable absence of Carlos Alcaraz, who is out with a wrist injury and has no timeline for return. He will also miss the French Open. Jannik Sinner will clearly be the heavy favorite in Rome.
Rome Masters 2026: How to watch/stream
- United States: Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel Plus
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports Tennis
- Canada: TSN
- Australia: beIN Sports
- France: Eurosport France
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Latin America: ESPN International
- China: Youku
For a list of all broadcasters and streamers of Masters 1000 events, you can click here.
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