14:26
Game start is delayed
The rain is too much for the organizers in Rome and those responsible cover the center court. The start of the match between Daniel Altmaier and Alexander Zverev will therefore be postponed. It is not yet clear how long the break in the rain will last.
2:06 p.m
Light rain in Rome
It is now starting to rain lightly in Rome. Can the match still start in a few minutes? The referees stand together and discuss whether it can start.
2:05 p.m
Zverev most recently in the final in Madrid
Alexander Zverev started the year much better. After his semi-final defeat against Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open, the 29-year-old then made it to the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Miami. There he was eliminated both times against Jannik Sinner. In Monte Carlo too, the number three had to admit defeat to the world number one in the semi-finals and was eliminated 1:6 and 4:6. In Munich it was also over for the 2021 Olympic champion in the semifinals against an Italian. The 2025 title holder had to admit defeat 3:6 and 3:6 against Cobolli and bury his dreams of defending his title early. Things went better again for the Hamburg native in Madrid. For the first time since October 2025, the German, who lives in Monte Carlo, made it to a final at an ATP Masters. However, the 2024 French Open finalist lost again against Sinner and lost 1:6 and 2:6 after 58 minutes. Now he wants to finally reach for his first Masters title in Rome in 2026.
2:00 p.m
In better shape recently
After a weak start to the season and eight first-round defeats in a row, Daniel Altmaier is slowly getting into better shape. The 27-year-old first made it to the final of the Challenger tournament in Naples. There the current number 64 in the world lost 2:6 and 4:6 to the Serbian Medjedović. The Kempen native then played his way to the third round in Bucharest and had to admit defeat to Marozsán 2:6 and 6:7. In Monte Carlo there was a first round defeat against Macháč and at the home tournament in Munich the 1.88m tall tennis player was already over in the second round against the Slovenian Molčan. Most recently in Madrid he didn’t make it past the first round. In Rome, the German tennis player beat the Chinese Zhang 4:6, 7:6 and 6:4.
13:53
Iga Świątek is in round three
After 6:1 and 6:7, Iga Świątek wins the third set 6:3 against Caty McNally and is in the third round of Rome. This means the match between Daniel Altmaier and Alexander Zverev can start right away.
13:37
Probably won’t start until around 2 p.m
The women’s game is still competitive and the score is 3:3 in the third set. The men’s game will probably not start until around 2 p.m.
1:01 p.m
It’s going into the third set – the Altmaier-Zverev game is delayed
The match between Caty McNally and Iga Świątek now goes into the third set after 1:6 and 7:6. It will therefore take some time before the match between the two German players can begin on the center court. The organizers are currently expecting it to start around 1:45 p.m.
12:39
Space still occupied
Caty McNally and Iga Świątek are currently playing on the Center Court, where Daniel Altmaier and Alexander Zverev will later play for the ticket to the third round. You are at the end of the second sentence.
12:29
Good day
Hello and welcome to the second round match at the ATP Masters in Rome 2026. Daniel Altmaier will meet Alexander Zverev at around 1 p.m.
