2026 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy - Masters 1000

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DATE: May 6 -17, 2026
SURFACE: Clay
TOTAL COMMITMENT: $9,630,723
FIELD SIZE: 96
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Carlos Alcaraz

Seeds:

1. Jannik Sinner
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Felix Auger-Aliassime
5. Ben Shelton
6. Alex de Minaur
7. Daniil Medvedev
8. Lorenzo Musetti
9. Alexander Bublik
10. Flavio Cobolli
11. Jiri Lehecka
12. Andrey Rublev
13. Karen Khachanov
14. Valentin Vacherot
15. Arthur Fils
16. Tommy Paul
17. Cameron Norrie
18. Luciano Darderi
19. Learner Tien
20. Frances Tiafoe
21. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
22. Arthur Rinderknech
23. Casper Ruud
24. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
25. Francisco Cerundolo
26. Jakub Mensik
27. Joao Fonseca
28. Corentin Moutet
29. Tallon Griekspoor
30. Brandon Nakashima
31. Ugo Humbert
32. Rafael Jodar

The Tournament:

The Italian Open (currently branded as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is played on clay courts at the Foro Italico, and is held during the second week of May. The tournament is part of the ATP 1000 events on the ATP Tour and part of the WTA 1000 events on the WTA Tour. The two events were combined in 2011.

About Rome:

Rome is the capital city and most populated comune (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special comune named Roma Capitale with a population of 2.7 million in an area of 1,287.36 km2 (497.1 mi2), Rome is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4.2 million, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city.

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This is my favorite clay tournament not showing any bias at all apart from the new and expanded facilities at the tournament, Rome is such a wonderful city to visit, history, food, and of course wonderful shopping. It is steeped in tradition and I have watched some wonderful matches and players over the years.All the courts have great viewing and they will be putting a roof over the main stadium in the coming years.There is also an area where fans can wait for their favorite players, when they get out of their cars coming into the tournament, players sign autographs,and fans can take photos with them with security of course, just in case the fans dont go over board

The draw will take place on Monday May 4th at 10.30am local time

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Main draw wild cards,
Berrettini
Bellucci
Arnaldi
Nardi
Cina

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gabriel Diallo has withdrawn meaning rising Belgian Alexander Blockx squeezing in.
Other players on the withdrawal list,
Alcaraz, Fritz, Draper, Opelka, Cazaux, Majchrzak, Spizzirri, Collignon.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Projected QFs ( if the seeds hold )

Sinner (1) vs Shelton (5)
FAA (4) vs Medvedev (7)
Zverev (2) vs de Minaur (6)
Djokovic (3) vs Musetti (8)

Sinner top half of the draw, FAA, Shelton Medvedev
Zverev's bottom half of the draw, de Minaur, Musetti, Djokovic

 

[El Dude]

 

[El Dude]

Did you mean to reply, Margaret?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Did you mean to reply, Margaret?

I was out when I saw your post, maybe it didnt go through properly so I will try again
LOL! Jannik was not gifted any favors as the No 1 seed,

 

[Fiero425]

Djokovic in the bottom half of the draw w/ #2 Sascha Zverev! Not going t/b a cakewalk to the SF as tour players are tougher these days!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Djokovic in the bottom half of the draw w/ #2 Sascha Zverev! Not going t/b a cakewalk to the SF as tour players are tougher these days!

Dont make me laugh Novak has a favorable draw as usual, I cant remember when his last draw wasnt favorable

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Some First Round Top interesting match ups

Popyrin vs Berrettini WC ( winner vs Mensik)
Sonego vs Buse ( winner vs Fils
Shapo vs Navone ( winner vs FAA)
Bergs vs Atmane ( vs Cobolli)
Tsitsipas vs Machac ( winner vs Medvedev)
Marozsan vs Kopriva ( winner vs Humbert)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stan Wawrinka withdrew from qualifying 2nd round due to physical exhaustion, following a grueling, over 2 hr, 3 set battle against Travalgia in the 1st round of qualifying. The 41 yo felt too fatiqued and sore to compete against Pablo Carreno Busta, ahead of his planed final Roland Garros appearance

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rain delay at present all matches suspended

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Arthur Rinderknech late withdrawal ( left calf injury ) he will be replaced by LL Kovarevic, gets a first round bye, will play against Muller or Van de Zandschulp

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Play has now restarted after rain delay........Tabilo v Carreno Busta,
Tabilo defeated Carreno Busta 62 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Matches suspended again due to rain
2 remaining matches in progress
Fernley Q vs Perricard, Fernley leading 5-3 1st set
Prizmic Q vs Fucsovics, Prizmic won 1st set 64

Both matches have been re-scheduled for tomorrow

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Play officially cancelled for the day due to rain in Rome.They will have a roof soon but not yet.
Not a huge deal in this 12 day format to get rain, back when this was a week, a single day of rain caused players to have to play 2 matches in the same day, not an issue anymore