Rome 2024 menโs and womenโs tennis tournament. Where is Rome tennis tournament? All matches are played, how it works, court names and live TV.
The Internazionali tennis Rome is the most important event in Italy for the sport. It is a master 1000 tournament, that is, the second most important category in world tennis tournaments after the Slams. In contrast, the 500 and 250 tournaments have less interest. Therefore, it is important to know the match schedule and regulations of the ATP and WTA Rome 2024 tournaments.
When does the Rome 2024 tennis internationals begin and end?
The Internazionali BNL dโItalia will be played at the Foro Italico in Rome from May 6 until May 19, 2024 . Qualifying round matches are scheduled on the first 2 days. While from Wednesday, May 8 onward, matches in menโs and womenโs singles begin.
The number of matches and times depend on the time it takes to finish them and any weather conditions, so they may change day to day. At the moment, the full schedule of the Rome 2024 Tennis Internationals is still unknown, which will be determined only a few hours before the start of this sporting event.
Rome 2024 Internationals Regulations
There are 64 tennis players entering the tournamentโs main draw in both the ATP (i.e., the menโs) and WTA (i.e., the womenโs). Of these 32 are qualified by right through the world rankings, others can enter by passing the qualifying rounds. Once the 64 names of participants are finalized, there is the draw that determines the tennis players who face each other in knockout matches. It starts with the 32nd finals and then moves in order to the 16th, 8th, 4th, semifinals and final.
The winner of the final scheduled for Sunday, May 19, 2024 for men and the day before for women becomes the champion of the 81st edition of the Internazionali di Tennis in Rome. In 2023, Russian Danil Medvedev won the tournament in the menโs, while Kazakhstanโs Elena Rybakina triumphed in the womenโs.
What the tennis courts at the Foro Italico are called.
The sports complex that hosts the matches of the Rome International Tennis Championships is called the Foro Italico. Inside are 8 clay tennis courts. The main one is the Central also called the Nicola Petrangeli Stadium, in honor of one of Italyโs most famous and successful former tennis players. The other playing fields are: the Grand Stand Arena, the Ground plus other secondary fields used when there are multiple matches taking place at the same time. The most important matches are always played on the facilityโs center court.
How to watch the matches of the Internazionali dโItalia 2024 on TV
The indoor Rome Masters 1000 tournament will be broadcast on Sky for subscribers only, but also streamed on Now Tv, also for a fee. However, it will be possible to watch 11 menโs singles matches played on clay for free and live on Rai networks. Italian tennis fans will therefore be able to follow Jannik Sinner Berrettini and all other tennis players participating in the Rome 2024 Internazionali tennis tournament also on television. For most of the meetings without paying anything.