Italian favorites on the Centrale as the third round begins. And also, suddenly and quickly...
Italian favorites on the Centrale as the third round begins.
And also, suddenly and quickly and in bulk – the next gen in the persons of Alexander Blocks and Rafael Jodar.
It’s also strange to see Casper Ruud be the lower seed in one of these third-round matchups. But he’s at No. 23, facing No. 11 Jiri Lehecka. And he was in vintage form.
(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Location: Rome, Italy
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: May 6 – 17, 2026
Prize Money: €8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Final results
Men’s singles, third round
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Upsets
[19] Learner Tien (USA) def. [9] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 46 63 75
[23] Casper Ruud (NOR) def [11] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 63 64
[18] Luciano Darderi (ITA) def. [16] Tommy Paul (USA) 36 63 62
[Q] Dino Prizmic (CRO) def [31] Ugo Humbert (FRA) 61 75
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Seeds battling
[13] Karen Khachanov (RUS) def Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 57 64 64
[32] Rafael Jodar (ESP) def. [WC] Matteo Arnald (ITA) 61 46 63
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Seeds advancing
[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Alexander Blockx (BEL) 61 64
[8] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) def. [25] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 76 (7) 64
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