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With Djokovic out, Alcaraz and Sinner never in, and other upsets, the Italian Open is certainly wide open.

You’d almost make defending champ Daniil Medvedev the favorite, even despite the surface.

But when you look at the so-so lineup Monday, the bottom half of the draw at the third-round stage, that point is probably even more clear.

Canadian fans – and FAA fans – in North America had to set their alarms again, as he took on Alex de Minaur. They were, in the end, disappointed.

(Rome is 6 hours ahead of EDT)

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Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Location: Rome, Italy
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Dates: May 8 – 19, 2024
Prize money: €7,877,020
Draws: S96 – D32

Monday, May 13, 2024
Final results

Singles, third round

Canadian content

[9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) def. [18] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 67 (2) 64 64

Upsets

[Q] Alexandre Muller (FRA) def [4] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 36 63 62

[17] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def [10] Holger Rune (DEN) 26 62 63

Seeds scuffling

[2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def [Q] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 76 (5) 26 75

[21] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) def. [WC] Stefano Napolitano (ITA) 62 46 64

Seeds advancing

[6] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [27] Cameron Norrie (GBR) 62 76 (1)

[7] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def. [25] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 76 (7) 62

[14] Tommy Paul  (USA) def. Dominik Koepfer (GER) 64 63

Doubles, second round

Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) def [5] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 61 62

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