Rome Masters: Hanfmann’s run continues, reaches last 16

German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann advanced to the last 16 of the Rome Masters by defeating Italian Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the Foro Italico on Monday.

Hanfmann, ranked No 101, will play the winner of the match between Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed, and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 27 seed, next.

Earlier in the tournament, the German won against Chilean Nicolas Jarry (6-4, 6-4) and American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed (6-4, 6-1).

Cecchinato, ranked No 83, beat American Mackenzie McDonald (6-3, 7-5) and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 21 seed (6-2, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Italian Open.

Rome Masters, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 7.705.780, most recent results first):

• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Lorenzo Musetti vs. Frances Tiafoe
• J.J. Wolf vs. Alexander Zverev
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Andrey Rublev vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Fabian Marozsan vs. Carlos Alcaraz
• 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