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Friday’s rainout means lots of great tennis on Saturday at Italian Open
TL;DR
Friday's rainout at the Italian Open leads to an exciting Saturday with matches across all disciplines, including men's and women's singles and doubles. A champion will be crowned in the women's singles match between Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina.
Key points
- Friday's rainout affected the Italian Open schedule
- Saturday features matches in all tennis disciplines
- Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina will compete for the women's singles title
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We are getting down to the wire at the 2026 Italian Open, but Mother Nature decided to insert herself to make the final weekend action packed and more interesting.
Saturday will feature matches from every discipline: men’s and ladies’ doubles and men’s and women’s singles.
A women’s singles champion will be crowned from the winner of the Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina match.
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Saturday schedule
Fans with Saturday tickets will be in tennis heaven. The day kicks off with three doubles semifinal matches. The men’s matches feature Austin Krajicek and Nikola Mektic vs. Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos. The Italian powerhouse team of Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli headlines the second match vs. Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski.
The women’s semifinal match rained out from Friday will be played between Diana Shanider and Mirra Andreeva and Jessica Pegula and Storm Hunter. On Sunday, the winner plays Cristina Busca and Nicole Melichar-Martinez, who knocked off the Sunshine Double and Madrid Open champions, Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova.
Jannik Sinner’s semifinal match against Daniil Medvedev which was postponed with Sinner up 4-2 in the third set will then be finished. The winner plays Casper Ruud on Sunday.
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Following all of those great matches is the women’s final. Gauff is vying to win her first Italian Open title, and Svitolina is going for her third.
Watch all of the exciting Saturday Italian Open action beginning at 6:00 AM ET on Tennis Channel.
Q&A
What matches are scheduled for Saturday at the Italian Open?
Saturday will feature matches in men's and women's singles, as well as men's and ladies' doubles.
Who will compete in the women's singles final at the Italian Open?
Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina will compete for the women's singles championship.
Why was Friday's schedule affected at the Italian Open?
Friday's matches were rained out, leading to a packed schedule on Saturday.
