Overview
- Sinner beat fellow Italian Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals and tie Novak Djokovic’s 31-match winning streak at ATP Masters 1000 events.
- Sinner next faces No. 12 seed Andrey Rublev, and a Rome title would complete the Career Golden Masters by giving him victories at all nine Masters 1000 tournaments.
- Local hope Luciano Darderi stunned No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev 1-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-0 after saving four match points, sending another top contender out of the tournament.
- Casper Ruud beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-1 after the Italian took a medical timeout for a left thigh issue, and Musetti said he is unsure he will play at Roland Garros.
- The field’s balance shifted after Novak Djokovic’s early loss to qualifier Dino Prizmic, Carlos Alcaraz’s withdrawal from the French Open with a wrist injury, and Holger Rune’s decision to skip the clay season to target a return on grass.