ATP Tour news: Rome is where the heart is for Jannik Sinner as clay Masters hat-trick is completed

The third and final Masters 1000 event of the ATP clay court season takes place in Rome, and is seen as the final ‘tune-up’ for its centrepiece: the French Open grand slam event.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have dominated the tournament in recent years, winning it 16 times between them in 2005-22.

This time round, home hero Jannik Sinner was expected to claim the title and make history...and he did not disappoint!

Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a look at both Sinner’s achievement and the other salient stories from the Italian capital.