Carlos Alcaraz slumped to a third round defeat at the Italian Open by unheralded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan on Monday, just two weeks before he heads into the French Open as top seed.

World no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz crashes out of Rome Masters

Rafael Nadal on Friday withdrew from next week's Rome tournament, casting serious doubts over his fitness for the French Open as well as potential questions over the rest of his career.

Tennis: Rafael Nadal out of Rome Masters due to injury

Newly-crowned Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Sunday he has decided to skip the Rome Masters in a bid to recover from an ankle injury ahead of the French Open later this month.

Madrid Open winner Carlos Alcaraz to miss Rome Masters due to ankle injury

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

The pair lost their second round match to Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers.

Bopanna, Roger-Vasselin out of Rome Masters

The Austrian beat nine-time French Open champion in two tough sets

Rome Masters: Red-hot Thiem hands Nadal first defeat on clay this year

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