Demon once more final Aussie status as Alexei’s probabilities move Pop in Rome

With the Italian Open best now starting to get to its second-week industry lead to Rome, the Australian singles passion has already as soon as once more been left resting only at the shoulders of Alex de Minaur.

‘Demon’ was once left to fly the flag on my own after the tame go out of Alexei Popyrin in opposition to former winner Daniil Medvedev on Sunday which continues the Canadian Open winner’s tough 2025 marketing campaign.

Medvedev marched to a relaxed 6-4 6-1 victory in an hour and 26 mins, with Popyrin it seems that annoyed through his personal failing as he clocked up 28 unforced mistakes to take his season’s report to 6-10, a disappointing follow-up to his step forward 2024 marketing campaign.

With the French Open only a fortnight away, the Australian contingent’s contemporary struggles on clay were placing. The 11 who began in the primary attract Rome, women and men, have all departed sooner than the second one week, with the exception of for de Minaur.

He had battled previous Luca Nardi and an frustrating front-row spectator on Saturday evening and shall be a heat favorite to make the last-16 when he faces Bolivian fortunate loser Hugo Dellien on Monday, with the South American glad to be proficient his moment probability after being defeated in qualifying.

Elsewhere within the males’s draw on Sunday, Stefanos Tsitsipas ended up in a heated and long dialogue along with his conqueror Arthur Fils after his 2-6 6-4 6-2 defea, with the umpire having to come back down off his chair and stay an in depth eye at the pair as supporters within the SuperTennis Arena jeered and whistled.