Day 6 of Interazionali BNL D’Italia delivered a mixture of dominant performances and an unfortunate injury as the round of 32 ended in Rome.
Top Seed Jannik Sinner continued his seamless return to the ATP tour, while the rising star Jakub Mensik strengthened his references at the Masters 1000 level.
Casper Ruud advanced through retirement, and the ever -reliable Alex de Minaur and Tommy Paul set up exciting fourth rounds.
Full results and summary below.
Day Six Italian Open 2024 round of 32 results
| Winner | Loser | Results line |
|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner (1) | Jesper de Jong | 6-4 6-2 |
| Francisco Cerundolo (17) | Sebastian Warner (Q) | 6-2 6-4 |
| Yeah muns | Sebastian Korda (22) | 6-4 6-2 |
| Casper Ruud (6) | Matteo Berrettini (29) | 7-5 2-0 |
| Hubert Hurcz (30) | Marcos Giron | 6-3 1-6 6-1 |
| Jakub Pensik (20) | Fabian Marozsan | 6-47-6 (2) |
| Tommy Paul (11) | Tomas Machac (19) | 6-3 6-7 (5_ 6-4 |
| Alex de Minaur (7) | Hugo Dellien (LL) | 6-4 6-4 |
Sinner Jaunts past the Jong
Jannik Sinner secured a 6-4, 6-2 victory over the Dutch happy loser Jesper de Jong on Monday and continued to the fourth round in just an hour and 35 minutes.
Played at Campo Centrale before the sinner overcame a brief decay in the first set after losing a breaking advantage.
He quickly regained control and broke Jong at 4-4 to pass the set. The second set saw the sinner raising their game, while Jong struggled after injuring their right wrist in a case of 1-3, 40/15.
The Dutch received a medical timeout of 2-3, with the wrist heavily strapped, and although he continued, his movement and shot were compromised visible.
From that point it was non-competing, but it was fair game for the Jong to stay out there, as many players would have packed it.
Before that, he had given the sinner a decent match, but the Italian’s exact ball that beats is on another level, and his ability to play the most attacking brand Tennis on tour while keeping it on a high percentage is unmatched.
Sinner is now facing Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round after the Argentine defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-2, 6-4. Cerundolo has a 2-2 record against sinners in their head-to-head, including a victory over the Italian in Rome last year, so hopefully that’s good.
Match statistics
| Jannik Sinner | Jesper de Jong | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 13 | 14 |
| Unwavering errors | 14 | 18 |
| Ace | 4 | 1 |
| Double error | 1 | 1 |
| 1st Earn % | 75% (39/52) | 59% (34/58) |
| 1st serving points won | 69% (27/39) | 56% (19/34) |
| 2nd serving points won | 54% (7/13) | 29% (7/24) |
| Break Points saved | 50% (2/4) | 29% (2/7) |
| Service Games | 78% (7/9) | 44% (4/9) |
| 1st return score won | 44% (15/34) | 31% (12/39) |
| 2nd return points won | 71% (17/24) | 46% (6/13) |
| Break Points won | 71% (5/7) | 50% (2/4) |
| Return games | 56% (5/9) | 22% (2/9) |
| Pressure points | 64% (7/11) | 3.6% (4, rli) |
| Service points | 65% (34/52) | 45% (26/58) |
| Return points | 55% (32/58) | 35% (18/52) |
| Net points | 78% (7/9) | 71% (5/7) |
| Total score | 60% (66/110) | 40% (44/110) |
| Match points saved | 0 | 0 |
| Max points in line | 12 | 4 |
| Total games | 67% (12/18) | 33% (6/18) |
| Max -game in line | 4 | 3 |
Highlights
Other important matches
Jakub Mensik maintained its form at the Masters 1000 level and defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 7-6 (2) in a composed 89-minute performance.
Marozsan is a tricky customer, especially in Rome, but Mensik made Inroads practically all Hungarian service games.
The only real blips came when he dropped his serving while trying to close the 5-3 match in the second set and hit a match point on return in the following games, but he immediately regrouped and dominated tie-break to seal the straight victory.
The Czech Republic is now facing the 30th seed Hubert Hurgacz, who defeated Marcos Giron 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 to earn a quarterfinals quay.
Elsewhere, the seventh seed Alex de Minaur and 11th seed Tommy Paul also continued. De Minaur defeated Lucky Loser Hugo Dellien 6-4, 6-4, while Paul surpassed Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4, and served his first victory at turn level against Czech in three attempts.
However, the Minaur is Kryptonite for Paul, and he leads H2H 5-0. I don’t think American has concentration levels to beat a guy like the mine, who get Every ball back. Is it time Going to Tim Henman Clay tactics?
In today’s final match, Casper advanced Ruud when the 29th Frö Matteo Berrettini retired due to injury, with the score of 7-5, 2-0 to Ruud’s advantage.
Berrettini, who competed in Rome for the first time since 2021, had shown promise earlier in the tournament and defeated Jacob Fearnley 6-4, 7-6 (0) in the second round.
After a competitive first set, his physical condition deteriorated. When it down 0-2, the injured 29-year-old 29-year-old chairman Aurelie Tourte informed that he could not continue because of the oblique injury that has plagued him in recent years.
Ruud is now moving on to meet Jaume Munar for a quarter final place. Spanjolan advanced with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 22nd seed Sebastian Kväa.
Highlights
Coming soon.
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