It's the last day of the Italian Open 2021, which means it's time for the best of the best to take to the clay courts of Rome for those highly-anticipated finals.

Advertisement

Novak Djokovic and Raphael Nadal go head-to-head for the first time since Nadal's French Open win last year, marking their 57th match together.

Will Djokovic manage to close the small gap between the rivals' number of grand slam title wins with an Italian Open victory? We'll have to tune in this afternoon to find out.

Ninth seed Karolina Pliskova will be taking on Iga Swiatek in the Women's Final this morning after the teenager's whirlwind of a year – defeating Sofia Kenin to win the French Open and being seeded 15th at the Australian Open.

RadioTimes.com brings you the full Italian Open 2021 schedule and Order of Play for today.

Italian Open 2021 schedule – Sunday 16th May

Main show courts and selected matches. All UK time.

Center Court

Starting from 1pm
[9] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v [15] Iga Swiatek (POL)

Starting from 4pm
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Grand Stand Arena

From 11am
[4] Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara (JPN) v [ALT] Sharon Fichman (CAN)/Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
[5] Joe Salisbury (GBR)/Rajeev Ram (USA) v [2] Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić (HRV)

Not before 5.30pm
[4] Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara (JPN) or [ALT] Sharon Fichman (CAN)/Giuliana Olmos (MEX) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)/Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)

Advertisement

If you’re looking for something to watch, check out our TV Guide or visit our Sport hub.

Authors

Michael PottsSport Editor

Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement