Alejandro Tabilo stunned world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-3 in one of the most surprising setbacks of Djokovic’s Rome career.

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka won seven of the last nine games beating Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Rome round of 16.

The American battled into the round of 16 with a gritty - if erratic - effort.

Naomi Osaka is rising on the clay. Will she keep it up against Zheng Qinwen in Rome?

No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz hammered Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-3 in what is likely the 37-year-old Spanish superstar’s final Rome match. 

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won five straight games stopping Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4, to reach the Rome round of 16.