After a brief delay, it was confirmed that the lights had turned on just moments before Andreeva’s winning shot. According to the umpire's interpretation of the rules, this constituted a “hindrance,” and the point was ordered to be replayed.

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are out of the Italian Open women's doubles tournament after a 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 quarterfinal loss to Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider on Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, and Zheng Qinwen advance to the semi-finals of the Italian Open with notable victories. Defending champion Alexander Zverev and world number one Aryna Sabalenka are eliminated.

Tauson went back to the baseline and fired an ace on the very next point. Glancing toward the offending spectator, she dared him