Italian Open 2026 Day Two Recap

Day Two of the 2026 Internazionali BNL d’Italia delivered one other packed schedule on the Foro Italico. Whereas the Italian crowd turned out in pressure, hoping for deep house runs from Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego, and Luca Nardi, it ended up being a tough day for the locals as their straight-set defeats dominated the headlines.

The ‘greatest’ win got here from Tomas Macháč, who produced a strong efficiency to knock out Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight units, persevering with the Greek’s disappointing season, which can quickly see him drop exterior the highest 100.

Elsewhere, Alexei Popyrin dismantled Berrettini on Campo Centrale, whereas Buse took out Sonego, leaving 6 losers and a couple of winners on the day for the Italian contingent.

There have been additionally spectacular wins for veterans Marin Cilic and Roberto Bautista Agut, qualifiers Dino Prizmic and Cristian Garin saved their momentum going, and Mariano Navone added one other robust clay-court consequence, with Denis Shapovalov happening in straight units.

Right here’s a full recap of all of the Day Two motion in Rome, together with outcomes, standout performances, and the important thing storylines heading into the Spherical of 64.

Day Two Italian Open 2026 Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Sebastian Ofner
Alex Michelsen
6-3 6-3

Alexei Popyrin
Matteo Berrettini
6-2 6-3

Ignacio Buse
Lorenzo Sonego
6-3 6-3

Andrea Pellegrino (Q)
Luca Nardi (WC)
4-6 6-3 6-3

Miomir Kecmanovic
Dalibor Svrcina (Q)
6-2 6-3

Cristian Garin (Q)
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
7-6(2) 7-5

Roberto Bautista Agut
Francesco Maestrelli (WC)
6-3 7-6(2)

Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q)
Daniel Merida Aguilar (Q)
6-4 2-6 6-3

Mariano Navone
Denis Shapovalov
6-4

Mattia Bellucci
Roman Andres Burruchaga
6-4 6-4

Marin Cilic
Marcos Giron
7-5 6-4

Terence Atmane
Zizou Bergs
6-3 6-4

Thiago Agustin Tirante
Gianluca Cadenasso (WC)
6-7(5) 6-4 6-0

Pablo Llamas Ruiz (Q)
Ethan Quinn
6-3 5-7 6-3

Tomas Machac
Stefanos Tsitsipas
6-4 7-6(4)

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Jacob Fearnley (Q)
7-6(6) 4-6 6-2

Dino Prizmic (Q)
Marton Fucsovics
6-4 6-3

Alexander Blockx
Federico Cina (WC)
4-6 6-1 6-3

Hamad Medjedovic
Valentin Royer
6-4 6-3

Key Match Recap

Tomas Macháč def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6(4)

The largest results of the day. Machac got here out aggressive, served brilliantly, and recovered from letting a 5-3 lead slip within the second set to take the tiebreak. He improves to 2-1 within the H2H towards Tsitsipas and can face seventh seed Daniil Medvedev subsequent.

Tsitsipas falls to 3-4 on clay this season with one other early exit. I believe he’s taking part in barely higher however I believe he ought to drop down a degree and attempt to win just a few extra matches.

Alexei Popyrin def. Matteo Berrettini 6-2 6-3

Popyrin produced a dominant straight-sets win over the Italian house favorite on Campo Centrale. This was Popyrin’s first Masters 1000 victory of the 2026 season. He’ll meet twenty sixth seed Jakub Mensik within the second spherical.

I assumed Berrettini was going to point out some kind on clay when he took out Medvedev 6-0 6-0, however he’s barely gained a match since, shedding within the 1st spherical in Madrid, within the Quarters on the Cagliari Challenger, and now within the 1st spherical right here.

Ignacio Buse def. Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-3

A tricky day for the Italian crowd as Buse cruised previous Sonego in straight units. Sonego has performed solely 8 matches this season, successful simply 3, and he’s but to win back-to-back.

Alexander Blockx def. Federico Cina (WC) 4-6 6-1 6-3

The younger Belgian (career-high No. 36 and contemporary off a Madrid semi-final) needed to battle after shedding the primary set in his rain-delayed match that ought to have been performed yesterday.

He adjusted his courtroom positioning, stepped ahead, and turned the match round convincingly. Blockx will face the twenty ninth seed, Tallon Griekspoor, subsequent.

Highlights

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