Italian favorites on the Centrale as the third round begins.

And also, suddenly and quickly and in bulk – the next gen in the persons of Alexander Blocks and Rafael Jodar.

It’s also strange to see Casper Ruud be the lower seed in one of these third-round matchups. But he’s at No. 23, facing No. 11 Jiri Lehecka. And he was in vintage form.

(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT)

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Internazionali BNL d’Italia 
Location: Rome, Italy
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)  
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  May 6 – 17, 2026
Prize Money: €8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32

Sunday, May 10, 2026
Final results
Men’s singles, third round

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Upsets

[19] Learner Tien  (USA) def. [9] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 46 63 75 

[23] Casper Ruud (NOR) def [11] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 63 64

[18] Luciano Darderi (ITA) def. [16] Tommy Paul (USA) 36 63 62 

[Q] Dino Prizmic (CRO) def [31] Ugo Humbert (FRA) 61 75

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Seeds battling

[13] Karen Khachanov (RUS) def Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 57 64 64

[32] Rafael Jodar (ESP) def. [WC] Matteo Arnald (ITA) 61 46 63

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Seeds advancing

[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Alexander Blockx (BEL) 61 64

[8] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) def. [25] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 76 (7) 64 

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