8 surprises recorded on Saturday, May 10, at Foro Italico! 4 athletes from the top 10 left the Rome tournament
Article by David Istrate – published on Sunday, May 11, 2025, 10:17 / Updated Sunday, May 11, 2025 10:17
Besides Surprising defeat of Polish Iga SwiatkSaturday, May 10, came with 7 other surprises at the 1000 points tournament in Rome. Top 10 or Top 20 players and players lost in front of weaker opponents.
Italian Open is close to the end of the first week, and Saturday, May 10, recorded some memorable moments. Beyond Jannik Sinner's land return to the field After a 3-month suspension, a few surprises occurred at Foro Italico.
Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula, among the players eliminated from Rome on Saturday
More accurate, Andrey Rublev, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Ben Shelton, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiak they left the Rome tournament.
Here are the 8 surprising results in the “Eternal Fortress”:
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Fabian Marozsan (25 years old, 61 ATP) vs. Andrey Rublev (27 years old, 17 ATP): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
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Sebastian ofner (28 years, 143 ATP) vs. Frances Tiafoe (27 years old, 16 ATP): 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-3
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Taylor Fritz (27 years old, 4 ATP) vs. Marcos Giron (31 years old, 45 ATP): 6-7 (4), 6-7 (3)
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Jesper de Jong (24 years old, 93 ATP) vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (25 years old, 26 ATP): 6-0, 6-2
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Ben Shelton (22 years old, 13 ATP) vs. Jaume Munar (28 years old, 66 ATP): 2-6, 1-6
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Madison Keys (30 years old, 6 WTA) vs. Peyton Stearns (23 years old, 42 WTA): 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (3)
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Elise Mertens (29 years, 24 WTA) vs. Jessica Pegula (31 years old, 4 WTA): 7-5, 6-1
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Danielle Collins (31 years old, 35 WTA) vs. Iga Swiak (23 years old, 2 WTA): 6-1, 7-5
In the next round, the 8 unexpected winners will have the following confrontations:
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Fabian Marozsan Vs. Jakub mensik (19 years old, 21 ATP) – Tour 3
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Sebastian ofner vs. Francisco Cerundolo (26 years old, 18 ATP) – Tour 3
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Marcos Giron Vs. Hubert Hurkacz (28, 31 ATP) – Tour 3
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Jesper de Jong Vs. Jannik Sinner (23 years old, 1 ATP) – Tour 3
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Jaume Munar Vs. Sebastian Korda (24 years old, 23 ATP) – Tour 3
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Peyton Stearns Vs. Naomi Osaka (27 years old, 48 WTA) – Optim of final
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Elise Mertens Vs. Diana Shnaider (21 years old, 11 WTA) – Optim of final
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Danielle Collins vs. Elina Svitolina (30 years old, 14 WTA) – Optim of final
