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 stable day for the seeds.

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz fought by means of a good 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 means 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 means 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 means 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 match 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 manner again in to power 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 damage grew to become extra obvious within the second set, when he rapidly fell behind by two breaks as Alcaraz started to coast, coming by means of for the lack of simply two video games.

Carlos now faces twenty third seed Karen Khachanov, who dismantled residence wildcard Francesco Passaro 6-3, 6-0 earlier within the day. He’ll have to 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 Received
58% (21/36)
75% (33/44)

2nd Serve Factors Received
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 Received
25% (11/44)
42% (15/36)

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

Break Factors Received
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)

Internet 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 Area.

Fils rallied from a shaky begin to outclass the Greek in a single hour and 55 minutes, and after Tsitsipas tagged him on the web 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 seems to be to be discovering type, and his forehand appeared stable 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 scientific, saving six of seven break factors and outpacing Popyrin’s error rely. 

We’ll quickly learn how Meddy will fare in opposition to 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 residence crowd, Musetti showcased his trademark aptitude and selection, shifting to a powerful 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 may be a couple of strategy 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 thus far, and it isn’t laborious to see why. Once you pair Moutet, who can’t blow somebody off the courtroom, with Rune, who will all the time combat 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