Italian Open 2023: Soon after the Madrid Open, the second successive ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event is all set to get underway. The Italian Open will get underway from 10th May 2023, Wednesday for the Men, while the first round action has already begun for the women. Novak Djokovic returns to action after missing the Madrid Open. Iga Swiatek meanwhile will be the top seed in the Women’s Singles. Follow Italian 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Defending champions
Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Men’s Doubles – Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic (Croatia)
Women’s Singles – Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Women’s Doubles – Veronika Kudermetova/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
Italian Open 2023 Schedule
- First Round – 9th & 10th May
- Second Round – 11th & 12th May
- Third Round – 12th & 13th May
- Fourth Round – 14th & 15th May
- Quarterfinal – 16th & 17th May
- Semifinal – 18th & 19th May
- Final – 20th & 21st May
Italian Open 2023 prize money breakdown
- Winner – € 1,105,265
- Finalist – € 580,000
- Semi-finalist – € 308,790
- Quarter-finalist – € 161,525
- Round of 16 – € 84,900
- Round of 32 – € 48,835
- Round of 64 – € 27,045
Top seeds – Men’s Singles
- Novak Djokovic
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Daniil Medvedev
- Casper Ruud
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Andrey Rublev
- Holger Rune
- Jannik Sinner
- Taylor Fritz
- Felix Auger Aliassime
- Karen Khachanov
- Frances Tiafoe
- Cameron Norrie
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Borna Coric
- Tommy Paul
Top seeds – Women’s Singles
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jessica Pegula
- Ons Jabeur
- Caroline Garcia
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Daria Kasatkina
- Maria Sakkari
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Karolina Pliskova
- Victoria Azarenka
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
First Quarter
Novak Djokovic leads first quarter
Section 1
Defending champion Novak Djokovic needs to win the title in the tournament to retain his spot in the No.1 rankings. Djokovic returns to the tour after recovering from an elbow issue. He leads the first quarter and will begin his action from the second round. The Serbian is set to face the winner between Luca Van Assche and Tomas Etcheverry in his first match of the tournament.
Djokovic is likely to face Stan Wawrinka in the third round. The Swiss will begin his campaign by facing Ilya Ivashka in the first round. If he advances to the second round he will be facing 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov. 13th seed Cameron Norrie and 17th seed Alex de Minaur are the other seeded players in the section.
Section 2
Seventh seed Holger Rune leads the second section in the first quarter. The Dane will face a qualifier in the second round. 10th seed Felix Auger Aliassime is also present in the section. He has also received a bye from the first round and will face either Daniel Altmaier or Chris O’Connell in the second round. 22nd seed Sebastian Korda and 30th seed Miomir Kecmanovic are the only other seeded players in the quarter.
Second Quarter
Casper Ruud headlines second quarter
Section 3
Casper Ruud is entering the Italian Open after bowing out from the second round at Madrid. He leads the second quarter. The fourth seed will face either a qualifier or Arthur Rinderknech in the second round.
Tommy Paul is the next top seed in the section. The 16th seed will fce the winner between Pedro Cachin and Cristian Garin in the second round. 23rd seed Botic van de Zandschulp and 28th seed Ben Shelton are the other seeded players in the section.
Section 4
Eight seed Jannik Sinner is all set to make his return to the tour after the Barcelona Open/ The Italian is the eighth seed and he leads the second section in the second quarter of the draw. Sinner will meet the winner between Jaume Munar and a qualifier in the second round.
11th seed Karen Khachanov is also part of the section. The Russian will begin his campaign in the second round and will face either Brandon Nakashima or Gregoire Barerre. 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo and 29th seed Tallon Griekspoor are the other seeded players in the quarter.
Third Quarter
Daniil Medvedev & Andrey Rublev in third quarter
Section 5
Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz are present in the same quarter. Both the players are likely to set up blockbuster fourth round contest in the tournament. Sixth seed Rublev is likely to face Alex Molcan in the second round. Meanwhile, Taylor Fritz will meet either Nikolas Jarry or Yannick Hanfmann in the second round.
Spaniards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who is the 27th seed and 21st seed Roberto Bautista Agut are present in the same section of the draw.
Section 6
Third seed Daniil Medvedev leads the section section in the quarter. Ugo Humbert or Emil Ruusuvuori will be his opponent in the seconbd round. 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz and 19th seed Alexander Zverev are also in the section. While Hurkacz is likely to face either Quentin Hays or JJ Wolf, Zverev will face the winner between Luca Nardi and David Goffin in the second round.
Fourth Quarter
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas in fourth quarter
Section 7
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas leads the top section in the final quarter. The Greek will begin his campaign by facing either Dusan Lajovic or Nuno Borges in the second round.
12th seed Freances Tiafoe is also in the section. The American is likely to face wildcard entrant Giulio Zeppieri in the second round.18th seed Lorenzo Musetti and 25th seed Yoshihito Nishioka are the other seeded players.
Section 8
Carlos Alcaraz, who is in red-hot form after winning two successive titles will lead the fourth quarter of the draws. The Spaniard will take on either compatriot Albert Ramos Vinolas or Francesco Passaro in the second round. 15th Borna Coric, 20th seed Dan Evans and 32nd seed Jiri Lehecka are the only other seeded players in the section.
Where to watch Italian Open 2023 LIVE?
Italian Open 2023 matches can be watched LIVE on Tennis TV.
