Overview
- Jannik Sinner beat fellow Italian Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals and match Novak Djokovic’s 31-match win streak at Masters 1000 events.
- Andrey Rublev awaits Sinner next after the No. 12 seed rallied past qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
- Luciano Darderi stunned No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev 1-6, 7-6 (10), 6-0 after saving four match points, setting a quarterfinal with 19-year-old Rafael Jodar, who beat Learner Tien 6-1, 6-4.
- Casper Ruud advanced 6-3, 6-1 over Lorenzo Musetti, who took a medical timeout for a left thigh issue and later said his Roland-Garros status is uncertain pending tests.
- With Carlos Alcaraz out injured and Novak Djokovic eliminated earlier by qualifier Dino Prizmic, Sinner is targeting a Rome crown that would complete the set of all nine Masters 1000 titles and end Italy’s men’s title drought dating to Adriano Panatta in 1976.