Andrea Pellegrino flies to the round of 16 of the 2026 Internazionali d’Italia. The Apulian tennis player, in the main draw after having passed the qualifiers, defeats the number 20 seed Frances Tiafoe in the third round at the Foro Italico. After eliminating Nardi and taking advantage of Fils’ withdrawal, Pellegrino won 7-6(8) 6-1 in an hour and 55 minutes of play and earned a place in the round of 16, where the winner of the match between Jannik Sinner and Alexei Popyrin awaits.
OTHER RESULTS 3RD ROUND Basilashvili (Geo) b. Nakashima (USA, 30) 7-6(5) 6-4 Rublev (Rus, 12) b. Davidovic Fokina (Esp, 21) 6-4 6-4