Italian Open 2026 Day Five Recap

Day 5 on the Foro Italico noticed the Spherical of 32 produce some high-quality tennis and a mixture of anticipated outcomes and surprises.

Alexander Zverev seemed sharp in his greatest efficiency of the match to date, whereas qualifier Dino Prizmic continued his run by knocking out one other seeded participant.

On house soil, Lorenzo Musetti superior to arrange a quarter-final towards Casper Ruud, whereas the “subsequent gen” stole some headlines: 19-year-old Rafael Jodar and 20-year-old Learner Tien each scored spectacular victories to succeed in the final 16.

Day 4 Italian Open 2026 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Alexander Zverev (2)
Alexander Blockx
6-1 6-4

Lorenzo Musetti (8)
Francisco Cerundolo (25)
7-6(7) 6-4

Casper Ruud (23)
Jiri Lehecka (11)
6-3 6-4

Karen Khachanov (13)
Botic van de Zandschulp
5-7 6-4 6-4

Dino Prizmic (Q)
Ugo Humbert (31)
6-1 7-5

Rafael Jodar (32)
Matteo Arnaldi (WC)
6-1 4-6 6-3

Learner Tien (19)
Alexander Bublik (9)
4-6 6-3 7-5

Luciano Darderi (18)
Tommy Paul (16)
3-6 6-3 6-2

Key Match Recap

Alexander Zverev (2) def. Alexander Blockx 6-1 6-4

Zverev produced a really spectacular efficiency to succeed in the fourth spherical, defeating Blockx for the second time in 9 days (following their Madrid semi-final).

The 2-time Rome champion was dominant within the first set and stayed strong in windy situations. He hit cleanly via the court docket, confirmed wonderful selection, and completed the match with a highlight-reel drop volley.

Zverev seemed a lot sharper than in his earlier spherical, and this isn’t a very good matchup for Blockx.

Lorenzo Musetti (8) def. Francisco Cerundolo (25) 7-6(7) 6-4

An enormous house win on Campo Centrale for Musetti. He battled via a high-quality first set and gained a vital tiebreak, then raised his stage within the second set.

Cerundolo performed a poor match total and seemed timid, failing to serve out the primary set twice and struggling to make the most of Musetti’s bodily woes.

Casper Ruud (23) def. Jiri Lehecka (11) 6-3 6-4

Ruud continued his dominance over Lehecka (now 3-0 of their H2H) with one other straight-sets victory. The Norwegian has but to drop a set in Rome this 12 months and seemed very snug on the clay.

Dino Prizmic (Q) def. Ugo Humbert (31) 6-1 7-5

The 20-year-old Croatian qualifier backed up his gorgeous win over Novak Djokovic with one other assured efficiency. He dominated the primary set and held agency within the second to succeed in the fourth spherical of a Masters 1000 for the primary time. Prizmic is as much as a career-high No. 68 within the dwell rankings and is constructing momentum.

Rafael Jodar (32) def. Matteo Arnaldi (WC) 6-1 4-6 6-3

Jodar continued his wonderful clay season with a composed victory over the house favorite. After racing via the primary set, he was compelled to combat again when Arnaldi levelled the match and went up an early break within the third.

The 19-year-old Spaniard regrouped brilliantly, reeling off 5 straight video games from 1-3 to shut out the win in entrance of a partisan Italian crowd. He improved to 14-2 on clay this 12 months and can face Learner Tien subsequent after he took out Bublik in three units.

Highlights

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