Italian Open 2025 Day 3 Recap

Day 3 on the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2025 introduced the seeds out to play on the Foro Italico, with Carlos Alcaraz storming again from harm to dominate, Zverev cruising, Holger Rune gutting out a three-hour struggle, and Jack Draper shutting down Darderi’s hopes.

Native hero Francesco Passaro pulled off an enormous upset by defeating Dimitrov, whereas guys like Vit Kopriva and Vilius Gaubas proved qualifiers can shake issues up with wins in opposition to Baez and Shapovalov, respectively.

Full outcomes and recap beneath.

Day Three Italian Open 2024 Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (5)
Luciano Darderi
6-1 6-4

Vit Koprova (Q)
Sebastian Baez (32)
3-6 6-4 6-4

Corentin Moutet
Ugo Humbert (21)
6-3 4-0 RET

Francisco Comesana
Holger Rune (9)
3-6 6-3 6-4

Franceso Passaro (WC)
Grigor Dimitrov (14)
7-5 6-3

Karen Kachacnov (23)
Roman Andres Burruchaga (Q)
6-4 5-7 6-1

Laslo Djere
Alex Michelsen
6-0 6-3

Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Dusan Lajovic (Q)
6-3 6-3

Lorenzo Musetti (8)
Otto Virtanen (Q)
6-3 6-2

Brandon Nakashima (28)
Jordan Thompson
Walkover (Again)

Alexei Popyrin (24)
Carlos Taberner (Q)
6-1 7-6(4)

Daniil Medvedev (10)
Cameron Norrie (LL)
6-4 6-2

Arthur Fils (13)
Tallon Griekspoor
6-2 6-2

Stefanos Tstisipas (18)
Alexandre Muller
6-2 7-6(3)

Vilius Gaubas (Q)
Denis Shapovalov (27)
6-3 6-4

Alexander Zverev (2)
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
6-2 6-1

Alcaraz Begins Sturdy

Carlos Alcaraz marked his return from harm with a commanding 6-3, 6-3 win over Dusan Lajovic on Friday, securing his Tour-leading twenty fifth victory of 2025.

The Spaniard was sidelined in Madrid resulting from an adductor problem, however regardless of having his thigh strapped, he moved confidently on Campo Centrale and all the time had an excessive amount of for Lajovic. He landed 20 winners in 82 minutes, and the Serbian hasn’t received a seat in any of their 5 conferences.

The physique is feeling nice. I moved nicely and made a number of good sprints at the moment with none ache and that’s nice. It was a check for me and I feel I handed the check. I attempted to really feel extra snug on the court docket. Shifting and never serious about the harm. Alcaraz on his first match again.

Match Stats

 
Dusan Lajovic
Carlos Alcaraz

Winners
13
24

Unforced Errors
23
24

Aces
3
3

Double Faults
1
2

1st Serve %
61% (41/67)
71% (36/51)

1st Serve Factors Gained
59% (24/41)
72% (26/36)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
46% (12/26)
60% (9/15)

Break Factors Saved
60% (6/10)
50% (1/2)

Service Video games
56% (5/9)
89% (8/9)

1st Return Factors Gained
28% (10/36)
41% (17/41)

2nd Return Factors Gained
40% (6/15)
54% (14/26)

Break Factors Gained
50% (1/2)
40% (4/10)

Return Video games
11% (1/9)
44% (4/9)

Strain Factors
58% (7/12)
42% (5/”12)

Service Factors
54% (36/67)
69% (35/51)

Return Factors
31% (16/51)
46% (31/67)

Internet Factors
75% (3/4)
67% (6/9)

Whole Factors
44% (52/118)
56% (66/118)

Match Factors Saved
1
0

Max Factors In A Row
4
6

Whole Video games
33% (6/18)
67% (12/18)

Max Video games In A Row
2
4

Rune Rallies Previous Comesana

Holger Rune defeated Francisco Comesana in a gruelling three-set match, with a last rating of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The match lasted just below three hours, and Rune overcame a difficult day on the workplace to arrange a conflict with Corentin Moutet.

Comesana took the primary set and regardless of dropping the second, led by a break within the third, solely to see the Dane win six of the final eight video games to progress.

Rune, who’s had some accidents of late, confronted intense stress. He saved 18 of 20 break factors, together with a marathon 20-minute service sport by which he fended off seven break factors to keep away from falling additional behind.

Earlier than tonight, he’d solely saved 53.3% of break factors this season, which is weak for a man close to the highest of the lads’s sport, however at the moment’s 90% actually bumps up the common.

Regardless of committing 59 unforced errors and expressing frustration with the court docket circumstances, the previous finalist has these days the place he’s extremely resilient, and at the moment was one in every of them.

Match Stats

 
Francisco Comesana
Holger Rune

Winners
32
44

Unforced Errors
40
59

Aces
4
3

Double Faults
4
2

1st Serve %
61% (59/96)
68% (93/136)

1st Serve Factors Gained
68% (40/59)
63% (59/93)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
51% (19/37)
49% (21/43)

Break Factors Saved
70% (7/10)
90% (18/20)

Service Video games
79% (11/14)
86% (12/14)

1st Return Factors Gained
37% (34/93)
32% (19/59)

2nd Return Factors Gained
51% (22/43)
49% (18/37)

Break Factors Gained
10% (2/20)
30% (3/10)

Return Video games
14% (2/14)
21% (3/14)

Strain Factors
30% (9/30)
70% (21/30)

Service Factors
61% (59/96)
59% (80/136)

Return Factors
41% (56/136)
39% (37/96)

Internet Factors
76% (19/25)
75% (21/28)

Whole Factors
50% (115/232)
50% (117/232)

Match Factors Saved
0
 

Max Factors In A Row
6
11

Whole Video games
46% (13/28)
54% (15/28)

Max Video games In A Row
3
3

Different Matches of Observe

Lorenzo Musetti continued his stellar clay-court kind, dispatching qualifier Otto Virtanen 6-3, 6-2 in 86 minutes.

The World No. 9, boasting an 18-4 document on clay since his Olympic bronze in Paris, showcased his trademark passing pictures to thrill the Italian crowd.

A Monte-Carlo finalist and Madrid semi-finalist this season, Musetti faces American Brandon Nakashima subsequent as he seeks to take care of his momentum on the clay-court Masters 1000 occasions.

Italian wild card Francesco Passaro delivered an announcement win, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 6-3 to stay unbeaten (4-0) in opposition to Prime 30 opponents.

I felt this could be an upset, and the 24-year-old rallied from a break down within the first set and dominated behind his first serve, profitable 83% of factors.

Karen Khachanov awaits within the subsequent spherical, with the house crowd firmly behind Passaro’s breakout marketing campaign.

Arthur Fils superior to the third spherical with a medical 6-2, 6-2 rout of Tallon Griekspoor, a formidable win contemplating the Dutchman’s tremendous strong serve.

Fils now faces Stefanos Tsitsipas, who overcame Alexandre Muller 6-2, 7-6(3). Tsitsipas, a quarter-finalist in 5 of his final seven Rome appearances, has switched again to his Wilson Blade after a quick trial of a Babolat body. Will he return to his clay-court greatest?

2023 champion Daniil Medvedev opened his Rome marketing campaign with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over fortunate loser Cameron Norrie. The exact and composed Russian will meet Alexei Popyrin after the Australian edged Carlos Taberner 6-1, 7-6(4). 

Later within the day, Jack Draper delivered a commanding efficiency to pipe down the house crowd on Friday, launching his Internazionali BNL d’Italia marketing campaign with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over native favorite Luciano Darderi.

I used to be not sure if Draper would again up his run in Madrid, however he stormed by way of the primary set in simply 24 minutes, breaking Darderi’s serve thrice and outhitting him with 12 winners to 1.

The second set was nearer, however Draper is harmful with a lead, and he saved all six break factors he confronted to safe the win in straight units.

Subsequent up for the fifth seed is Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva, who upset thirty second seed Sebastian Baez 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Highlights

Italian Open 2025 Day 4 Spherical of 64 Matches