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Today is the day that world No. 1 Jannik Sinner returns from a brief, three-month doping suspension. And he’s doing it at home, which of course guarantees that even among the casual fans aware of the story, he’ll be greeted like the returning kind.
Also: Félix Auger-Aliassime was trying to get back on the winning track against the feisty Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild. But in the end, he withdrew shortly before he was to play.
And a passel of seeded Americans start their tournament: Fritz, Tiafoe, Paul, Korda and Shelton.
Only Paul and Korda got through.
(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT).
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Location: Rome, Italy
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: May 7 – 19, 2025
Prize Money: €8,055,385
Draws: S96 – D32
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Final results
Singles, second round
Upsets
Marcos Giron (USA) def [4] Taylor Fritz (USA) 76 (4) 76 (3)
Jaume Munar (ESP) def [12] Ben Shelton (USA) 62 61
[Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT) def [15] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 62 67 (2) 63
Fabian Marozsan (HUN) def [16] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 75 46 63
[LL] Jesper de Jong (NED) def [25] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 60 62
Seeds advancing
[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def. Mariano Navone (ARG) 63 64
[6] Casper Ruud (NOR) def. Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 64 46 63
[7] Alex de Minaur (AUS) def. [WC] Luca Nardi (ITA) 64 75
[11] Tommy Paul (USA) def. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 61 64
[17] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) defe Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 76 (4) 63
[19] Tomas Machac (CZE) def. Learner Tien (USA) 64 64
[20] Jakub Mensik (CZE) def. [WC] Matteo Gigante (ITA) 76 (4) 75
[22] Sebastian Korda (USA) def. Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 63 64
[29] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) def. Jacob Fearnley (GBR) 64 76 (0)
[30] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def. Pedro Martinez (ESP) 61 75
Other results
[25] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [LL] Hugo Dellien (BOL) def [Q] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 46 63 64