Italian Open 2025 Day 5 Recap

On Day 5 on the Foro Italico, the underside half of the draw performed their spherical of 32 matches, and it was typically a strong day for the seeds.

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz fought by way of a decent first set to beat Laslo Djere 7-6(2), 6-2 and attain the fourth spherical to hitch Zverev (2), Draper (5), Musetti (8), and Medvedev (10), who all got here by way of in straight units.

Whereas thirteenth seed Arthur Fils stored his edge over Stefanos Tsitsipas with a pointy comeback, the large loser of the day was ninth seed Holger Rune, who fell to Corentin Moutet in a 3-hour and 45-minute marathon.

Full outcomes and recap under.

Day 5 Italian Open 2024 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (5)
Vit Kopriva (Q)
6-4 6-3

Corentin Moutet
Holger Rune (9)
7-5 5-7 7-6(4)

Karen Khachanov (23)
Francesco Passaro (WC)
6-3 6-0

Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Laslo Djere
7-6(2) 6-2

Lorenzo Musetti (8)
Brandon Nakashima (28)
6-4 6-3

Daniil Medvedev (10)
Alexei Popyrin (24)
6-4 6-1

Arthur Fils (13)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (18)
2-6 6-4 6-2

Alexander Zverev (2)
Vilius Gaubas (Q)
6-4 6-0

Alcaraz Downs Djere

Carlos Alcaraz battled by way of an early problem to advance on the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday evening in Rome, reaching the fourth spherical for the primary time.

The World No. 3 got here by way of a difficult first set earlier than dispatching Laslo Djere 7-6(2), 6-2 on Campo Centrale in a single hour and 44 minutes.

Alcaraz confronted resistance early because the Serbian fired forehand winners to guide 3-1. However Djere’s proper arm, which he had surgical procedure on not way back, brought on him discomfort, which required a go to from the event physio.

Regardless of that, Djere broke once more at 5-5, giving him the possibility to serve the set as Alcaraz’s inconsistencies reared their ugly head, however he clawed his approach again in to drive a tie break.

The Spaniard discovered his vary within the breaker, sealing the set with a sick forehand slice winner from a defensive place to take cost.

Djere’s harm grew to become extra obvious within the second set, when he rapidly fell behind by two breaks as Alcaraz started to coast, coming by way of for the lack of simply two video games.

Carlos now faces twenty third seed Karen Khachanov, who dismantled house wildcard Francesco Passaro 6-3, 6-0 earlier within the day. He’ll must play higher.

Match Stats

 
Laslo Djere
Carlos Alcaraz

Winners
10
14

Unforced Errors
20
7

Aces
1
1

Double Faults
3
0

1st Serve %
50% (36/72)
68% (44/65)

1st Serve Factors Gained
58% (21/36)
75% (33/44)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
53% (19/36)
62% (13/21)

Break Factors Saved
56% (5/9)
50% (2/4)

Service Video games
60% (6/10)
78% (7/9)

1st Return Factors Gained
25% (11/44)
42% (15/36)

2nd Return Factors Gained
38% (8/21)
47% (17/36)

Break Factors Gained
50% (2/4)
44% (4/9)

Return Video games
22% (2/9)
40% (4/10)

Stress Factors
54% (7/13)
46% (6/13)

Service Factors
56% (40/72)
66% (43/65)

Return Factors
34% (22/65)
44% (32/72)

Web Factors
75% (3/4)
71% (5/7)

Whole Factors
45% (62/137)
55% (75/137)

Match Factors Saved
1
0

Max Factors In A Row
5
6

Whole Video games
42% (8/19)
58% (11/19)

Max Video games In A Row
3
6

Highlights

Different Key Matches

Arthur Fils continued his dominance over Stefanos Tsitsipas, powering into the fourth spherical with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback on Grand Stand Enviornment.

Fils rallied from a shaky begin to outclass the Greek in a single hour and 55 minutes, and after Tsitsipas tagged him on the internet with a physique shot (one thing he tries very often), Fils dialled up the aggression, ripping groundstrokes off each wings to pin Tsitsipas deep and edged the clutch moments.

Fils has now quarter-finals in Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte-Carlo, plus a semi-final in Barcelona, the place he additionally defeated Tsitsipas.

The Frenchman now faces defending champion Alexander Zverev, who cruised previous Lithuanian qualifier Vilius Gaubas 6-4, 6-0 in 86 minutes.

Zverev, a two-time Rome champion, is using a nine-match win streak within the Italian capital. Whereas his confidence ranges are nonetheless questionable, he appears to be like to be discovering kind, and his forehand seemed strong for as soon as.

Daniil Medvedev powered previous Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-1, signalling his intent to reclaim the Rome title he received in 2023. The tenth seed was medical, saving six of seven break factors and outpacing Popyrin’s error rely. 

We’ll quickly learn the way Meddy will fare towards extra dependable opposition as he faces Lorenzo Musetti subsequent, who marked his a hundred and fiftieth tour-level win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Brandon Nakashima. Backed by a passionate house crowd, Musetti showcased his trademark aptitude and selection, transferring to a formidable 20-4 on clay since final July.

Later within the day, Corentin Moutet delivered a efficiency to recollect, outlasting World No. 10 Holger Rune 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) in a three-hour, 45-minute marathon on Pietrangeli.

Moutet is a enjoyable watch. His sport reveals there’s a couple of method to pores and skin a cat, and he battled again from squandering three match factors on serve at 5-4 within the third set to seal his maiden Prime 10 victory in a final-set tie-break.

The conflict ranks because the longest match of the season up to now, and it’s not laborious to see why. If you pair Moutet, who can’t blow somebody off the court docket, with Rune, who will all the time struggle tooth and nail to the very finish then you definitely’re certain to get a prolonged battle.

Subsequent up for Moutet is World No. 5 Jack Draper, who powered previous Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva 6-4, 6-3 in a single hour and 40 minutes. He’s backing up his Madrid efficiency to show he’s now a contender on clay.

Highlights

Coming quickly.

Italian Open 2025 Day 6 Spherical of 32 Matches