Carlos Alcaraz And Ons Jabeur Rule In Madrid, Giles Simon To Retire At The End Of The Year

Carlos Alcaraz thrashed Alexander Zverev to win the Madrid Open. He beat Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. (Eurosport)

Ons Jabeur won the women’s title in Madrid beating Jessica Pegula after losing the middle set 6-0. Jabeur becomes the first African woman to win the WTA 1000 title. (Eurosport)

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski won the doubles title at Madrid beating Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal.

Carlos Alcaraz will skip Rome due to a right ankle injury (ESPN)

Gilles Simon will retire from tennis at the end of the year. He has won 14 titles in his career. His singles ranking peaked at world number 6. (ATP)

Alexander Zverev blames scheduling for his loss to Carlos Alcaraz (Reuters)

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Servebot-Returnbot: John Isner and Diego Schwartzman To Play Doubles In Rome

When it comes to doubles teams, height is no barrier. John Isner, who is 6 ft 10 inches, will partner with Diego Schwartzman, who is only 5 ft 7 inches tall to play doubles at the Italian Open in Rome. 

The servebot-returnbot team will be fun to watch on the court. Diego Schwartzman has already had some friendly banters with another tall player, Reilly Opelka. Opelka once gave Schwartzman a servebot shirt. 

John Isner, who is 37 years old, has been playing a lot of doubles recently as his singles career slowly winds down. Isner and Hubert Herkacz teamed up to win the Miami Open title last month.

Despite his height, Diego Schwartzman was able to reach the Top 10 in the world. He has won 4 titles. He reached the semifinals at the 2020 French Open. 

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