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.
May 25, 2013; Paris, FRANCE; A general view of a tennis ball on a clay court before the 2013 French Open at Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Matthias Hauer/GEPA via Imagn Images 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. MORE: Victoria Azarenka shares first 2026 social media post 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.