One of the four players is going to be in the Italian Open final. And not one of them is among the top 12 seeds.

The form player is young Rafael Jodar. But he’s going to hit the wall at some point, right? Despite his tender age.

The surprisingly in-form player these last 10 days is an old favorite. And Casper Ruud as as good a shot as any one of the four.

He’s only played Karen Khachanov once on clay. And it was a looooong time ago – the fall edition during the pandemic period. He won in three sets.

(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT)

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Internazionali BNL d’Italia 
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

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Order of play
Men’s singles, quarterfinals

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Campo Centrale (1 p.m. start – 7 a.m. EDT)

2. [13] Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs [23] Casper Ruud (NOR) H2H (not before 3 p.m.)

4. [15] Luciano Darderi (ITA) vs [32] Rafael Jodar (ESP) H2H (not before 8:30 p.m.)

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