Rome Masters: Rublev into fourth round
Andrey Rublev beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (8), 6-3 on Monday. He’ll play German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in the next round
Andrey Rublev in Rome (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed, defeated Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 27 seed, 7-6 (8), 6-3 to advance to the last 16 of the Rome Masters at the Foro Italico on Monday.
Rublev, ranked No 6, will face German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann next.
The Russian won against Slovak Alex Molcan (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Italian Open.
During the second round of the Italian Open, Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 34, beat Argentinian Guido Pella (6-0, 7-6 (4)).
Rome Masters, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 7.705.780, most recent results first):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Lorenzo Sonego
- J.J. Wolf vs. Alexander Zverev
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Daniil Medvedev: monday
- Fabian Marozsan (Q) beat Carlos Alcaraz (2): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Yannick Hanfmann beat Marco Cecchinato: 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Borna Coric (15) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 7-6 (3), 6-1
- Jannik Sinner (8) beat Alexander Shevchenko (LL): 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2
- Cameron Norrie (13) beat Marton Fucsovics: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
- Casper Ruud (4) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-1, 4-6, 7-6
- Novak Djokovic (1) beat Grigor Dimitrov (26): 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
- Laslo Djere beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 2-1 ret.
- Holger Rune (7) beat Fabio Fognini (WC): 6-4, 6-2
- Francisco Cerundolo (24) beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
- Alexei Popyrin (Q) beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 7-5, 7-5
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