This is how the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters 1,000 remain

Absent due to injury Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarazhe Masters 1,000 in the land of Rome He lost other great figures, including Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, Holger Rune and Rafa Nadal, 10-time champion at the Foro Italico.

Removing them all, Alexander Zverev He is the survivor with the best ranking (5th), although perhaps the main contender for the title due to the game shown in recent days is Stefanos Tsitsipas (8th), sweeping Alex De Miñaur off the court in the round of 16.

Rome Masters 1,000

Round of 16

Tabilo (Chl/29)-Khachanov (Rus/16), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10)
Zhizhen (Chn)-Monteiro (Bra), 7-6 (4), 6-3
Zverev (Ale/3)-Borges (Por), 6-2, 7-5
Fritz (USA/11)-Dimitrov (Bul/8), 6-2, 6-7 (11), 6-1
Tsitsipas (Gre/6)-De Minaur (Aus/9), 6-1, 6-2
Jarry (Chl/21)-Muller (Fra), 7-5, 6-3
Hurkacz (Pol/7)-Báez (Arg/17), 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Paul (USA/14)-Medvedev (Rus/2), 6-1, 6-4

The German, champion in 2017, and the Greek, who has sunk in a fun European tour in the dirt, are now the theoretical favorites to make Sunday’s final, but six other players will try to break the predictions, including two major revelations in Rome , the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and the chinese Zhizhen Zhangwho will be playing for a spot in the semifinals.

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Alejandro Tabilo-Zhizhen Zhang

Wednesday (not before 3:00 pm)

Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, 26 years old and world number 32, and Chinese Zhizhen Zhang, 27 and 56th, are the two unexpected quarterfinalists of this edition in Rome. Tabilo arrives buoyed by his victories over Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov. Zhang had a kinder draw, but his victory over Shelton put him in contention. First confrontation between the two.

2

Alexander Zverev – Taylor Fritz

Wednesday (not before 8:30 pm)

With his round of 16 victory over Nuno Borges, Alexander Zverev equaled Michael Chang as the 10th tennis player with the most appearances in the quarterfinals (28) of Masters 1,000 tournaments (since 1990), a list led by Rafa Nadal (99), Novak Djokovic (94) and Roger Federer (87). Fourth is Andy Murray and he is far from the ‘Big Three’ with 51. They are followed by Berdych (45), Ferrer (45), Sampras (45), Agassi (44) and Roddick (35). Zverev (4-3) dominated the crosses with American Taylor Fritz (13th).

3

Stefanos Tsitsipas-Nicolás Jarry

Thursday (schedule to be confirmed)

Having forgotten the setback in Madrid against Thiago Monteiro, Stefanos Tsitsipas (8th) regained the good vibes in Rome where he started the European tour on clay, with the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 title and the final in Barcelona . The Greek will have another litmus test against Chilean Nicolás Jarry (24th), who has beaten him in three of his previous five.

4

Hubert Hurkacz – Tommy Paul

Thursday (schedule to be confirmed)

Hubert Hurkacz (9th) and Tommy Paul (16th) are capable of beating anyone as they have very strong forehand, backhand and serve strokes. The Pole immediately put himself in the spotlight by knocking out Rafa Nadal, a 10-time champion in Rome, on his debut. Paul defeated the defending champion, Daniil Medvedev, in the round of 16 with a resounding 6-1, 6-4. The head to head between the two is tied (1-1).