Internazionali di Roma, today’s programme: Musetti and the other Azzurri competing

Beastly Sunday, someone would have sung. In fact, today’s program at the Italian Internationals, with the start of the third rounds of the men’s singles, also promises to be decidedly crunchy. The biggest wait is about Lorenzo Musettin.8 in the draw and 2 in Italy, who will play as the third match from 11 against Francisco Cerundolo. The Italian’s match, last against Centrale in the daytime session, will not start before 3pm. The precedents read 2-1 in favor of the Argentine, winner in the final in Umag in 2023 and in the 2024 Davis Cup. Lorenzo, on the other hand, has not beaten him since the semi-final in Hamburg 2022, the scene of his first ATP title. Before him, Svitolina-Baptiste and Zverev-Blockx will take to the field, a remake of the Madrid semi-final won by the German, second seed in Rome. But Italy is not limited to Musetti.

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The Centrale will in fact be entirely tricolor in the evening. At 7pm he will take the field Elisabetta Cocciarettofor the first time so far in 1000 Roman. She will face n.4 Iga Swiatek, three-time champion at the Forum and winner of the only previous one. Right here, in 2025, and finished 6-1 6-0. After her, not before 8.30 pm, Matteo Arnaldi will try to follow up the feat against de Minaur. He will face Rafael Jodar, n.32 on the scoreboard but among the fittest players of the moment, as demonstrated by the 13 victories in the last 15 matches at ATP level. Between Challenger and tour Arnaldi has an open streak of seven successes: both are playing for the first eighth in Rome. The fourth Italian to take the field in singles, fifth match on the BNP Paribas Arena, will be Luciano Darderi. The 18th seed will face off, around 7pm, against Tommy Paul, the outgoing semi-finalist here in Rome (he also took a set from Sinner). The American is ahead 2-0 in previous matches, one of which is on clay, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

the big names

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Alexander Zverev he will face Alexander Blockx, second match on Centrale, not before 1 pm. He is the highest seed in his zone of the draw. After him and Musetti there is Alexander Bublik, seeded n.9: he will face Learner Tien on the SuperTennis Arena as the fourth match, around 4pm. The first on that court will be Cadenasso and Vasamì, wildcards in doubles, against the seeded n.2 Granollers/Zeballos. The couples will also be on the field, all in the main draw by invitation, Ruggeri/Grant, Cobolli/Sonego and Forti/Romano. And they will play on Pietrangeli. Returning to the singles, finally, it is worth mentioning the match between the world no.2 Elena Rybakina and Alexandra Eala, fourth on the BNP Paribas Arena around 5pm, before Darderi-Paul.