Italian Open 2026 Day Six Recap

Day Six at the Foro Italico delivered a mix of predictable dominance and feel-good stories.

Jannik Sinner cruised into the fourth round with a ruthless performance, while Italian qualifier Andrea Pellegrino produced the result of his career to set up a highly anticipated all-Italian showdown against the World No. 1.

The day also saw continued success for underdogs, with Thiago Agustin Tirante pulling off a strong upset over Flavio Cobolli, while Basilashvili (Q) and Landaluce (LL) booked their surprise spots in the fourth round.

Full recap below.

Day Five Italian Open 2026 Round of 32 Results

Winner	Loser	Scoreline
Jannik Sinner (1)	Alexei Popyrin	6-2 6-0
Andrea Pellegrino (Q)	Frances Tiafoe (20)	7-6(8) 6-1
Andrey Rublev (12)	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21)	6-4 6-4
Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q)	Brandon Nakashima (30)	7-6(5) 6-4
Hamad Medjedovic	Mariano Navone	4-6 6-3 6-4
Martin Landaluce (LL)	Mattia Bellucci	6-4 6-3
Daniil Medvedev (7)	Pablo Llamas Ruiz (Q)	3-6 6-4 6-2
Thiago Agustin Tirante	Flavio Cobolli (10)	6-3 6-4

Key Match Recap

Jannik Sinner (1) def. Alexei Popyrin 6-2 6-0

The World No. 1 was in ruthless form, producing a dominant straight-sets win to reach the fourth round. Sinner barely put a foot wrong, hitting precise drop shots and controlling the baseline exchanges.

With this victory, he extended his Masters 1000 winning streak to 30 matches and joined Novak Djokovic as only the second player to win his first 25 Masters matches of a season. He’ll face fellow Italian Andrea Pellegrino next.

Popyrin beat Sinner a few years back in Madrid, but even winning points looked like an uphill battle for him here. Sadly, Sinner has zero competition right now.

Andrea Pellegrino (Q) def. Frances Tiafoe (20) 7-6(8) 6-1

The fairytale run continues for the Italian qualifier. Ranked World No. 155, Pellegrino saved multiple set points in a tense first-set tiebreak before cruising through the second set. This is one of the biggest wins of his career, and he becomes one of the lowest-ranked players to reach the Rome last 16 this century. A huge boost for the home crowd, and he’ll now face Sinner on Campo Centrale, where his journey ends 😁

Martin Landaluce (LL) def. Mattia Bellucci 6-4 6-3

The 20-year-old Spanish lucky loser kept his strong week going with a confident win over home favourite Bellucci. Landaluce has made the most of his lucky loser status as he looks to replicate what he did in Miami on the clay.

Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q) def. Brandon Nakashima (30) 7-6(5) 6-4

Another impressive win for the veteran Georgian qualifier. Basilashvili backed up his earlier upset of Ben Shelton with a solid straight-sets victory over Nakashima.

He’s having a career-resurgence week in Rome and is always dangerous with his crunching game style, which offers something a little bit different to what most players serve up these days.

Andrey Rublev (12) def. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21) 6-4 6-4

A clean and efficient performance from Rublev. He controlled the match well against a dangerous opponent and moved safely into the fourth round at a Masters 1000 for the first time this year.

Arguably his best win of the season, as he’s been losing to all comers, and the last time he beat someone ranked in the top 20 was in Cincinnati last year (Popyrin).

Daniil Medvedev (7) def. Pablo Llamas Ruiz (Q) 3-6 6-4 6-2

Medvedev had to fight back from a set down but eventually powered through to reach the fourth round for the fourth straight year. It marked his 100th career Masters 1000 victory, and he’s done well in Madrid & Rome since they went to the 2-week format. Dark horse? Maybe, but I doubt he beats Sinner.

Thiago Agustin Tirante def. Flavio Cobolli (10) 6-3 6-4

Big upset on home soil. Tirante took out the 10th-seeded Italian with some impressive firepower. Cobolli is an explosive player himself, but he got caught off guard and overpowered by the Argentine, whose forehand + serve did a lot of damage.

Cobolli is still a bit too streaky for my liking, and I don’t see him winning many matches where he has to figure out a way to play on the fly.

Highlights

Soon.

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