Jannik Sinner will meet Casper Ruud in sinner vs ruud for the Italian Open men’s final on May 17, with the match set for 11 a.m. ET. A win would make Sinner the second man ever to complete the Career Golden Masters and the youngest to do it.
Sinner And Ruud In Rome
No. 1 Sinner and No. 23 Ruud have played four times, and Sinner has won all four. Their latest meeting came in last year’s Italian Open quarterfinals, so the final brings a familiar opponent back across the net at home for the top seed.
The final is scheduled for 5 p.m. local time, giving Sinner a chance to finish the job in front of a home crowd. Novak Djokovic is the only man who has already reached the Career Golden Masters, which means winning all nine active ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.
Golden Masters On The Line
That milestone is the rarest target left in men’s tennis. Sinner would join Djokovic as the only player to complete the set, and he would do it at a younger age than anyone else if he beats Ruud on Sunday.
Ruud arrives as the No. 23 player and the lone obstacle between Sinner and that piece of history. The matchup also carries a clean head-to-head edge for the Italian, who has handled Ruud every time they have met so far.
How To Watch Italian Open
Fans without cable need a live TV streaming service to watch the Italian Open men’s final for free. DIRECTV offers five days free, and the Tennis Channel is included in its Choice package.
Fubo TV’s Sports + News package also includes a five-day free trial and Tennis Channel. The options give viewers a way to catch Sinner and Ruud without a traditional cable subscription, with the final scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on May 17.
