Italy’s tennis boom is in full flower at the Foro Italico. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner hasn’t dropped a set in his return from a three-month doping ban at the Italian Open.

Italy's Jasmine Paolini shakes off a slow start to beat American Peyton Stearns and reach the final of the Italian Open.

Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman in more than a decade to reach the final of her home Italian Open when she beat American Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-1 on Thursday. Paolini is the first Italian to advance to the final in Rome since her doubles partner Sara Errani lost to Serena Williams in 2014.