# Tennis: The big names in the men’s game start their Italian Open campaigns in Rome today after having a bye in the first round. The top-seed is world number one and local hero, Jannik Sinner, while Germany’s Alexander Zverev is the number two seed in the absence of Spain’s defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz. Six-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns after a lengthy injury-forced lay-off. The tournament is the final preparation for the claycourt Grand Slam tournament, the French Open, starting in Paris on 24 May.
Tennis: Big names start their Italian Open campaigns today