It wasn’t the best day for the tournament directors of the Italian Open in Rome as world number one Naomi Osaka and 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament. This meant that Kiki Bertens and Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the semi-finals without hitting a single ball on Friday.
Ubitennis founder Ubaldo Scanagatta reflects on how Osaka and Federer withdrawing from Rome effects the remainder of the tournament.
