A few cancelled matches from Wednesday, none of them begun, added to the rest of the first round matches.
And Denis Shapovalov, whose last match was in Madrid and was … short, painful and apathetic as he got just three games against young Budkov Kjaer – will be looking to gain some momentum.
(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 6 – 17, 2026
Prize Money: €8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Order of play
Men’s singles, first round
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Campo Centrale (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
1. Alexei Popyrin (ITA) vs. Matteo Berrettini (AUS) H2H
4. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs. Ignacio Buse (PER) H2H (not before 7 p.m.)
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BNP Paribas Arena
3. Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) vs. Mattia Bellucci (ITA) H2H
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs. Tomas Machac (CZE) H2H
6. [WC] Luca Nardi (ITA) vs. [Q] Andrea Pellegrino (ITA) H2H
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Supertennis Arena
2. Alexander Blockx (BEL) vs. [WC] Federico Cina (ITA) H2H (postponed from Wednesday – not before noon)
3. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. [WC] Francesco Maestrelli (ITA) H2H
4. Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) vs. [WC] Gianluca Cadenasso (ITA) H2H
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Pietrangeli
1. Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs. [Q] Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) H2H
2. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs. [Q] Jacob Fearnley (GBR) H2H (postponed from Wednesday)
5. Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs. Alex Michelsen (USA) H2H
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Court 13
1. Zizou Bergs (BEL) vs. Térence Atmane (FRA) H2H
2. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs. [Q] Dino Prizmic (CRO) H2H (postponed from Wednesday)
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Court 1
2. Marcos Giron (USA) vs. Marin Cilic (CRO) H2H
4. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) vs. [Q] Cristian Garin (CHI) H2H
5. Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) vs. Valentin Royer (FRA) H2H
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Court 2
1. [Q] Daniel Merida (ESP) vs. [Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) H2H
4. Ethan Quinn (USA) vs. [Q] Pablo Llamas Ruiz (ESP) H2H
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