Rome Masters: Zhang upsets Shelton to move into last 16

Chinese Zhizhen Zhang advanced to the last 16 of the Rome Masters by defeating American Ben Shelton, the No 12 seed, 6-2, 6-4 at the Foro Italico in Roma on Sunday evening.

Zhang, ranked No 56, will play Brazilian qualifier Thiago Monteiro next.

The Chinese won against Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (6-2, 7-5) and Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 19 seed (6-1, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous round of the Italian Open, Shelton, ranked No 14, edged out Russian Pavel Kotov (4-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Roma Masters 1000, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 7.877.020, most recent results first):

• Hamad Medjedovic vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Sebastian Baez vs. Holger Rune
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Tommy Paul vs. Dominik Koepfer
• Stefano Napolitano vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Alexandre Muller vs. Andrey Rublev
• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Cameron Norrie
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Alex De Minaur
• Alexander Zverev (3) beat Luciano Darderi: 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Taylor Fritz (11) beat Sebastian Korda (24): 6-3, 6-4
• Alejandro Tabilo (29) beat Novak Djokovic (1): 6-2, 6-3
• Grigor Dimitrov (8) beat Terence Atmane (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Karen Khachanov (16) beat Francisco Cerundolo (20): 6-2, 6-4
• Nuno Borges beat Francesco Passaro (Q): 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (4)
• Thiago Monteiro beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (6)