ROME — Prime-ranked Jannik Sinner is dominating males’s tennis and Italy swept each the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup group titles final 12 months.
Jasmine Paolini simply grew to become the primary house participant to win the Italian Open in 40 years and is about to maneuver as much as No. 4 within the girls’s rankings.
Gamers like Lorenzo Musetti, Federico Cinà and Tyra Caterina Grant present the potential for Italy to dominate tennis for years to come back.
Nonetheless, Italian Tennis and Padel Federation president Angelo Binaghi desires extra. Far more.
Binaghi has the grandiose intention to make the Italian Open a fifth Grand Slam match alongside the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, upending a century of tennis historical past.
“In what different a part of society is there a monopoly that lasts for greater than 100 years?” Binaghi stated Sunday, the ultimate day of the Italian Open. “Why are there all the time 4 and all the time the identical 4? … It is completely unfair and would not assist tennis develop.”
The Italian Open is a Masters Collection occasion that’s one rung under the Slams within the hierarchy of tennis tournaments. However the occasion on the Foro Italico now runs for 2 weeks just like the majors and is booming due to the successes of Sinner, Paolini and lots of different Italian gamers.
Italy has additionally hosted the ATP Finals in Turin since 2021 and not too long ago prolonged its internet hosting contract for the year-ending match that includes the highest eight males’s gamers by 2030. Additionally, the Davis Cup Ultimate 8 will start a three-year run in Italy this November, beginning in Bologna.
“We’re now the world champion each on the courtroom and on the organizational stage,” Binaghi stated.
Earlier this 12 months, Binaghi expressed curiosity in buying the license for the Madrid Open, which instantly precedes Rome within the tennis calendar. The thought was that eliminating Madrid and making Rome greater might represent a fifth Slam.
“We must be attentive on the worldwide market and attempt to make the most of each alternative that arises, from the smallest ATP 250 all the best way as much as the largest tournaments,” Binaghi stated.
A request for remark despatched to the Grand Slam board, which represents the 4 majors, was not instantly answered.
At a price of 60 million euros ($67 million), the roof is slated to be prepared for the 2028 match and also will end in 2,000 additional seats being added – rising the capability to 12,500.
The Stadio dei Marmi hosted three courts: a 3,000-seat enviornment and two courts every that includes seating for 800.
The three,000-seat enviornment grew to become the match’s third-largest present courtroom after Campo Centrale and the Grand Stand Enviornment, making the Pietrangeli courtroom – which additionally options an array of statues – the fourth largest.