Rafael Nadal progressed to his 50th Masters 1000 final with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday as British number one Johanna Konta also triumphed in the Italian Open semi-finals.

Rafael Nadal powers into Rome final as Johanna Konta completes comeback win in semis

An action-packed day at the Italian Open was marred by an astonishing outburst from Australian Nick Kyrgios, who was expelled from the tournament after going wild in the third set of his match against Casper Ruud on Thursday.

Italian Open: Federer, Nadal and Djokovic reach last eight, Kyrgios expelled

Japan's tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Italian Open quarter-finals on Friday with a right thumb injury. "I woke up this morning and couldn't really move my thumb," Osaka told reporters.

Naomi Osaka pulls out of Italian Open due to right thumb injury

World number three Roger Federer pulled out of the Italian Open before his quarter-final match on Friday with a right leg injury. Federer, a four-time Rome finalist, had been due to meet Greek eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the semi-finals.

Roger Federer out of Italian Open with right leg injury

Australian Nick Kyrgios was disqualified from the Italian Open on Thursday after storming off court during his second round match against Norwegian Casper Ruud. The controversial figure, who had made headlines by criticising other players including Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in an interview on Wednesday, started arguing with the umpire in the third set.

Kyrgios kicks water bottle, throws chair & gets disqualified from Italian Open

Former world number one Roger Federer marked his return to the Italian Open for the first time since 2016 with a 6-4, 6-3 second round win over Joao Sousa on Thursday.

Italian Open: Federer, Nadal and Naomi Osaka sail through to last 16

World number five Alexander Zverev continued his poor recent form as he crashed out of the Italian Open in the second round while Serena Williams had to pull out of the women's draw with a recurring knee injury on Tuesday.

Italian Open: Injured Serena Williams withdraws, Alexander Zverev crashes out

United States' Danielle Collins advanced to the second round of the Italian Open after former world number one Caroline Wozniacki retired because of a leg injury.

Italian Open: Danielle Collins advances to second round after Caroline Wozniacki retires

Russian Tennis player Maria Sharapova, who has been suffering from a right shoulder injury, announced to withdraw from the Italian Open. Viktoria Kuzmova, ranked 45th is set to replace the three-time champion Sharapova, Rome organisers announced.

Maria Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open

Rafael Nadal won the Rome Masters for the eighth time as he defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev

Italian Open: Rafael Nadal wins eighth Rome Masters title after stunning comeback

Elina Svitolina successfully defended her Italian Open title on Sunday with a dominant 6-0 6-4 victory over an out-of-sorts Simona Halep

Italian Open: Elina Svitolina outplays Simona Halep to defend title

Nadal took one hour and 56 minutes to beat his Serbian opponent.

Italian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Djokovic to reach final

Defending champion Elina Svitolina moved one win away from her second title at the Italian Open

Italian Open: Elina Svitolina reaches second straight Rome final

Sharapova will either play against current world number one Simona Halep or Caroline Garcia in the semis

Italian Open: Maria Sharapova enters semi-finals after defeating Jelena Ostapenko

Nadal needs to win the Rome title on Sunday to displace Roger Federer as world number one

Italian Open: Rafael Nadal outplays Fabio Fognini to enter semi-final

Pliskova was furious when 42nd-ranked Sakkari was given the advantage and also a breakpoint at a crucial stage of the match

Watch: Czech tennis player Pliskova 'smashes' umpire's chair

The 36-year-old returned to action in March

Serena Williams' French Open campaign in doubt after another withdrawal

Djokovic, the former four-time champion, was forced to finish his quarter-final over Juan Martin del Potro earlier in the day after their match was rained off late on Friday.

Djokovic notches 6-1, 6-0 win over Dominic Thiem, sails into Rome Masters final

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