Day One of the 2026 Internazionali BNL d’Italia is in the books, and the Roman clay saw 13 matches completed despite the rain interruptions.
Perhaps that is one benefit of a 12-day Masters tournament: a rain delay doesn’t derail the event, as Rome doesn’t have covered courts until next year.
Still, the early action in the draw produced some ok storys: a gutsy comeback win with match points saved for Altmaier, a solid home favourite victory for Arnaldi, and an upset for Hanfmann over Hurkacz.
Here are all the Round of 128 results from Day One, followed by the key matches and talking points:
Day One Italian Open 2026 Round of 128 Results
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-Lennard Struff | Francisco Comesana (Q) | 6-2 6-4 |
| Zachary Svajda | Marco Trungelliti | 0-6 6-4 7-6(4) |
| Alexander Shevchenko | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | Alexandre Muller | 7-5 6-3 |
| Vit Kopriva | Fabian Marozsan | 6-3 6-3 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | Pablo Carreno Busta (Q) | 6-2 6-1 |
| Matteo Arnaldi (WC) | Jaume Munar | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| Nuno Borges | Jesper de Jong (Q) | 6-3 6-0 |
| Damir Dzumhur | Adrian Mannarino | 6-4 6-0 |
| Sebastian Baez | Jenson Brooksby | 6-3 7-6(8) |
| Alexsandar Vukic | Patrick Kypson (Q) | 6-3 5-7 6-0 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | Hubert Hurkacz | 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| Daniel Altmaier | Zhizhen Zhang (PR) | 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 |
Key Match Recap
Daniel Altmaier def. Zhizhen Zhang (PR) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Altmaier saved two match points on his own serve (at 3-5, 15/40 in the second set) before closing out the comeback victory. This was his first ATP Masters 1000 match win of the season. He will now face two-time Rome champion Alexander Zverev in R2. Winnable for him if Zverev isn’t over his Madrid loss.
Matteo Arnaldi (WC) def. Jaume Munar 6-3 3-6 6-3
The home favourite and recent Cagliari Challenger champion picked up his first tour-level win of 2026. He’ll take on 6th seed Alex de Minaur.
Yannick Hanfmann def. Hubert Hurkacz 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-2
The biggest notable result of the day. Hanfmann took out the higher-ranked Hurkacz in a tight, high-quality three-setter. The German made the quarters back in 2023, and he’s a bit of a handful on clay, while Hurkacz’s drop-off is one to study.
Damir Dzumhur def. Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-0
A very one-sided win for Dzumhur. Mannarino struggled badly, and I hadn’t realised how poor his clay court record is: 24 straight losses at M1000 and Grand Slam level on the surface. Incredible really. Maybe he should drop string tension to get some more power? 😁
Alejandro Tabilo def. Pablo Carreno Busta (Q) 6-2 6-1
Dominant performance from Tabilo as he cruised past the experienced Spaniard. It’s unfathomable that I thought PCB might be the next great Spanish clay-court player after Nadal. Yet he’s won just one Masters 1000 title, on hard courts!
Rain Impacts
- Jacob Fearnley vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: Suspended at 5-3 in the first set.
- Dino Prizmic vs. Marton Fucsovics: Suspended at 6-4 0-0.
- Federico Cina vs. Alexander Blockx: Did not start
Highlights
Italian Open 2026 Day 2 Round of 128 Matches
- Alexei Popyrin vs Matteo Berrettini — Campo Centrale
- Lorenzo Sonego vs Ignacio Buse — Campo Centrale
- Roman Burruchaga vs Mattia Bellucci — BNP Paribas Arena
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Tomas Machac — BNP Paribas Arena
- Andrea Pellegrino (Q) vs Luca Nardi (WC) — BNP Paribas Arena
- Marcos Giron vs Marin Cilic — Supertennis Arena
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs Francesco Maestrelli (WC) — Supertennis Arena
- Thiago Tirante vs Giulio Cadenasso (WC) — Supertennis Arena
- Denis Shapovalov vs Mariano Navone — Supertennis Arena
- Dalibor Svrcina (Q) vs Miomir Kecmanovic — Pietrangeli
- Sebastian Ofner vs Alex Michelsen — Pietrangeli
- Zizou Bergs vs Terence Atmane — Court 13
- Cristian Garin (Q) vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo — Court 1
- Hamad Medjedovic vs Valentin Royer — Court 1
- Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q) vs Daniel Merida (Q) — Court 2
- Ethan Quinn vs Pablo Llamas Ruiz (Q) — Court 2