Vogue Italia posed a simple question to Aryna Sabalenka: “What’s in your bag?”

The world No. 1 made a brief but stylish appearance at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia earlier this spring, carrying Gucci’s Paparazzo large top-handle bag as she walked onto Campo Centrale to face Barbora Krejcikova. The tote, described in Vogue’s featurette, retails for $3,650. It was noted on court for its sand and dark brown GG canvas, brown leather trim, gold-tone hardware, the house’s green-and-red Web stripe and a Horsebit detail across the front.

Sabalenka later suffered an early exit at the hands of Sorana Cirstea, but the Vogue piece focused on what she keeps with her while traveling. She told the magazine she never leaves home without items for her Cavalier King Charles puppy, Ash, who joined her travel party in March. “Whenever he does good things, I have to treat him, so he remembers!” she said.

Beyond practical pet care, Sabalenka listed personal items in the bag: makeup, perfume and a digital camera. She framed those choices around two priorities—looking good and preserving memories. “I love going out, putting some makeup on, look in the mirror and feel pretty,” she said. “I feel like on the court, during the match, I don’t really feel pretty there. Which doesn’t bother me because I’m there to compete, not to look good. Off the court, I prefer to put the makeup on just to feel a bit better about myself and feel more confident.”

On photography she added, “I love to take pictures of myself, my dog, fun moments with my team, pictures with my fiance\], sometimes pictures of beautiful things around,” she continued. “[I take pictures of basically everything but the food, actually!”

The Vogue feature also referenced Sabalenka’s announced partnership with Gucci during the Australian Open and her role, alongside Jannik Sinner, among the brand’s tennis faces. She teased a possible on-court collaboration with the fashion house and said it’s “a perfect time to bring fashion on court,” ]

When a stadium holds more than 10,000 spectators, the crowd and architecture offer many ways to witness a match. On a mostly sunny Thursday at the Foro Italico, Jannik Sinner added a significant entry to his resume. Facing Andrey Rublev in Stadio Centrale del Tennis, the world No. 1 beat Rublev 6-2, 6-4. That victory was Sinner’s 32nd straight match at the ATP Masters 1000 level, breaking a tie with Novak Djokovic for the longest unbeaten streak in the event’s history.

Photographer Matt Fitzgerald captured the day from five distinct vantage points inside the arena, each showing a different element of the match and the setting. From the corner view, defensive flair is often captured here, with players stretched and lines tested. The top row view shows a full house in all its beauty, a reminder of how the stadium’s scale frames the action.

Closer to the court, the bunker view reveals how tight and uber competitive the space can be when every rally matters. On the concourse, fans of all ages appear, and you never know which Sinner supporter might be carrying a supportive sign. And at match point, being in the vicinity of Jannik’s team box produces an immediate, front-facing celebration as the champion and his team react to the milestone.

The sequence of images emphasizes both the individual performance on court and the broader atmosphere that surrounds a major match at the Italian Open. Sinner’s straight-sets win and the record it produced became, in these frames, a story of momentum, crowd energy, and close observation. Photographs © Matt Fitzgerald document a historic day for Italian tennis at the Foro Italico.

Jannik Sinner defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Masters 1000 event in Rome.

The win extended Sinner’s tour-best run to 27 consecutive victories, the longest streak of his career. That sequence has produced four titles this season at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid, and now carries him into the final four in Rome. His previous career-best streak was 26 straight wins between 2024 and 2025.

At the Masters 1000 level the victory was even more historic. It was Sinner’s 32nd consecutive win at Masters 1000 tournaments, the longest winning streak in Masters 1000 history since the series began in 1990. Novak Djokovic held the prior mark with 31 straight Masters 1000 wins in 2011. Sinner’s run includes a record five straight titles at this level: Paris at the end of last year and Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Madrid so far this year.

The dominance at this tier is clear in sets as well. Across the 32-match Masters 1000 streak Sinner has won 64 of the 66 sets played. He dropped only two sets, to Tomas Machac in the third round in Monte Carlo in a tie-break and to Benjamin Bonzi in the second round of Madrid, also in a tie-break.

Sinner’s victory over Rublev in straight sets confirmed both his immediate status in Rome and the wider significance of his run across the Masters 1000 calendar. The combination of a personal-best 27-match tour streak and a record 32-match streak at Masters events underscores how sustained his form has been through this stretch of the season.