Alexander Zverev and Iga Swiatek win Singles Title of Italian open
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Alexander Zverev won the single title of the Italian Open tennis tournament, while the women’s singles title was won by the world no.1 player Iga Swiatek. This was the second Italian open title for Alexander Zeverv, while it was the third Italian title for Iga Swiatek.
Second Italian Open title for Alexander Zeverev
German Alexander Zeverv defeated the first-time Masters finalist Nicolas Jarry of Chile in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 to win the 2024 Italian Open Masters 1000 title. This was also Zeverv’s second Italian Open title.
This was the third final for Alexander Zeverz in the Italian Open. In 2017, he won the Italian Open by defeating Novak Djokovic. It was also his first master's title. In 2018, Zeverv lost in the Italian Open final to Rafael Nadal.
The 2024 Italian Open title was the overall eighth Masters title for Tokyo Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Zeverz.
Iga Swiatek wins her 3rd Italian Open title
World no.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland defeated Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in straight sets 6-2 6-3 to win her 21st career title.
This was the third Italian Open title for Iga Swiatek in the last four years. Last year she failed to qualify for the final.
Doubles winner of Italian open
In the men’s doubles the pair of Marcell Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) defeated the pair of Mate Pavic(Croatia) and Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) in straight sets 6-2 6-2.
In the women’s doubles, the Italian pair of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini defeated the
pair of Coco Gauff (America) and Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) in the final.
About the Italian Open
The 81st Italian Open was held in Rome, the capital of Italy, from 6 -19 May, 2024.The Italian Open is for both men’s and women’s tennis players.
The Italian Open is the ATP Masters 1000 championship for the men’s and is a WTA 1000 event for the women’s tennis title.
It is one of the three Masters 1000 championships which is played on clay. Rafael Nadal of Spain has won the Italian open titles a record 10 times.
Masters 1000 Tennis event
The men’s professional tennis global governing body, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), is responsible for organising the ATP ATP Masters 1000 events with the local host.
Likewise the women's professional tennis governing body WTA(Women Tennis Association) organises the WTA 1000 Tennis tournament.
Indian Wells, Miami Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open, Canadian Open, Cincinnati Masters, Shanghai Masters, Paris Masters, and Monte-Carlo Masters are nine ATP Master 1000 tennis tournaments organised by ATP.
Similarly, Beijing, Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati, Doha/Dubai, Rome, Montreal/Toronto, and Wuhan are the nine WTA 1000 tennis tournaments organised by WTA.
