Overview

• Jannik Sinner, returning from a three-month suspension, will play Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali d'Italia after Ruud defeated Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-4.
• Casper Ruud, riding the momentum of his Madrid Masters victory, has won nine consecutive matches on clay and boasts 128 clay-court wins since 2020.
• Sinner leads their head-to-head record 3-0, all on indoor hard courts, but this will be their first meeting on Ruud's favored clay surface.
• In another quarter-final, Lorenzo Musetti, following a win over Daniil Medvedev, will face defending champion Alexander Zverev for a chance to reach the semi-finals.
• Italian doubles team Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Alex Eala and Coco Gauff in a super tie-break.