Italian Open schedule: Gauff in semi-finals, Sinner in quarters on Thursday

Keep up to date with the schedule for the Italian Open in Rome as Jack Draper takes on his good friend Carlos Alcaraz in a mouth-watering quarter-final clash.

British No 1 Jack Draper faces two-time French Open champion Alcaraz for a place in the men's singles semi-finals from 2pm on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports.

Draper, who could become the new world No 4 with a win against the Spaniard, made it through to the quarter-finals after beating Luciano Darderi, Vit Kopriva and Corentin Moutet.

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Draper vs Alcaraz

Draper and Alcaraz have already met twice this season, with the Spaniard winning their match in Melbourne when the Brit was forced to retire, and Draper taking revenge in Indian Wells. This will be the first time they have faced each other on clay.

Indian Wells Masters (2025) - Semi-final: Draper won 6-1 0-6 6-4
Australian Open (2025) - Last 16: Alcaraz won 7-5 6-1 ret
Queen's Club Championships (2024) - Last 16: Draper won 7-6 [7-3] 6-3
Indian Wells Masters (2023) - Last 16: Alcaraz won 6-2 2-0 ret
Swiss Indoors (2022) - First Round: Alcaraz won 3-6 6-2 7-5

Draper: A mental rock

Andy Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan, speaking on Sky Sports Tennis:

"Draper has been a mental rock of late, I expect that to continue. Sometimes when you're at that level, when you've been winning as much as he has, when you're as tired as he has, sometimes a loss can come as a bit of a relief because you finally get to rest. He doesn't! He's got another match to come. And that makes pressing on even more impressive, doesn't it? Because he doesn't need it at this stage.

"You'd forgive him, but he's not going to let himself rest. You're going to keep building the confidence. And I think that's excellent because you want that winning habit to continue as long as you can. You want the other players, the guys you're going to be competing against, to see how tough you are and to realise that when you're up against them."

Sinner makes his return: What led to ban?

Jannik Sinner is back in action after his three-month ban. He won his first match on the ATP Tour since claiming the Australian Open in January against Mariano Navone then defeated Dutch player Jesper De Jong in the round of 32.

Sinner's match against Navone was his first in more than 100 days, since he won his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

Sinner is returning to the sport after agreeing a three-month ban with the World Anti-Doping Agency over the positive tests he returned last March for a banned steroid.

Sinner was initially cleared of blame after it was accepted the substance entered his body via a product used by his then physio during a massage, but WADA appealed the decision.

In February, less than a month after winning his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, it was announced he had accepted the short suspension, which will run out on May 5.

The case has provoked strong reactions from inside and outside the sport, with many arguing Sinner has received preferential treatment, although he has always maintained he did not do anything wrong.

Sinner is on a 21-match winning streak dating back to a final loss against Carlos Alcaraz in Beijing at the beginning of October and still has a lead of close to 2,000 points at the top of the rankings.

What's the Italian Open schedule?

Day sessions begin at 10am, with evening sessions starting at 6pm.

Main Draw: Wednesday May 7 - Sunday May 18
Women's singles final: Saturday May 17 (not before 5pm)
Men's singles final: Sunday May 18 (not before 5pm)

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