Rain Delays Start Of Saturday Play In Rome

Rain in Rome has delayed Saturday’s play at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where matches have been postponed until at least 11:30 am local time (CEST).

A host of big names are scheduled to start their campaign at the clay-court ATP Masters 1000, including second seed Carlos Alcaraz. By simply taking the court and making his Rome debut on Saturday against Albert Ramo-Vinolas, the 20-year-old will guarantee himself a return to No. 1 in the next edition of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

Start of matches postponed to 11:30am

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Monte-Carlo champion Andrey Rublev faces Alex Molcan in the opening match of the day on Court Pietrangeli, where third seed Daniil Medvedev later meets Emil Ruusuvuori and 2017 champion Alexander Zverev clashes with David Goffin.

On Grand Stand Arena, fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will also be in second-round action. The Greek meets Rome debutant Nuno Borges.