Rome Masters: Sinner moves into last 16
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2
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Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 8 seed, reached the last 16 of the Rome Masters by defeating Russian lucky loser Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 at the Foro Italico on Sunday evening.
Sinner, ranked No 8, will face Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 24 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Italian Open, the 21-year-old Italian won against Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis (6-1, 6-4). Shevchenko, ranked No 93, beat Argentinian Sebastian Baez (6-3, 6-4).
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
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Carlos Alcaraz
- Andrey Rublev vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Borna Coric vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Marco Cecchinato vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- 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 beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-7, 6-2, 6-2
- Alexei Popyrin (Q) beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 7-5, 7-5
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