Third round matches in the Italian Open were played and while there were some clear cut straight sets victories, we had one two setter and one three setter on the men’s side, and three that went the distance on the women’s side, which thrilled the crowds.
Kyle Edmund pushed Sascha Zverev (2) for both sets and was a valiant loser 7-5 7-6 (11)
Pablo Carreno Busta (10) battled Aljaz Bedene for over 150 minutes.
Little separated the pair in the opening set, but the Spaniard managed to convert one extra break opportunity and take the lead 6-4.
Set two was even tighter, with only a tie break able to decide the outcome. Bedene controlled things in the breaker seven points to three and the match was level.
Pablo stepped up the pace in the decider, winning 13 of 14 points on his first serve and facing no break points throughout.
He won the match 4-6 6-7(3) 6-2.
Other third round ATP results:
Rafa Nadal (1) defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-1
He will play Fabio Fognini in the quarter finals
Fabio Fognini defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-4 6-4
Kei Nishikori defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 6-2
He will play Novak Djokovic in the quarter finals
Novak Djokovic (11) defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 7-5
Marin Cilic (4) defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-4
He will play Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarter finals
David Goffin (9) defeated Juan Martin del Potro (5) 6-2 4-5 (retired)
He will play Sascha Zverev in the quarter finals
Jelena Ostapenko (5) and Elina Svitolina (3) overcame awful first sets to win their third round matches against Johanna Konta 2-6 6-3 6-4 and Daria Kasatkina (14) 0-6 6-3 6-2 respectively.
Caroline Wozniacki (2) began well, but had to survive a mid match blip to win against Anastasija Sevastova (15) 6-2 5-7 6-3
Other third round WTA results:
Simona Halep received a walkover from Madison Keys (13)
She will play Caroline Garcia in the quarter finals
Caroline Garcia (7) defeated Sloane Stephens (9) 6-1 7-6(7)
Maria Sharapova defeated Dasha Gavrilova 6-3 6-4
She will play Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter finals
Angie Kerber (11) defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-1
She will play Elina Svitolina in the quarter finals
Anett Kontaveit defeated Venus Williams (8) 6-2 7-6(3)
She will play Caroline Wozniacki in the quarter finals
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