Italian Open 2025 Day 5 Recap – Perfect Tennis

On Day Five at the Foro Italico, the bottom half of the draw played their round of 32 matches, and it was generally a solid day for the seeds.

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz fought through a tight first set to beat Laslo Djere 7-6(2), 6-2 and reach the fourth round to join Zverev (2), Draper (5), Musetti (8), and Medvedev (10), who all came through in straight sets.

While 13th seed Arthur Fils kept his edge over Stefanos Tsitsipas with a sharp comeback, the big loser of the day was ninth seed Holger Rune, who fell to Corentin Moutet in a 3-hour and 45-minute marathon.

Full results and recap below.

Day Five Italian Open 2024 Round of 32 Results

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (5)
Vit Kopriva (Q)
6-4 6-3

Corentin Moutet
Holger Rune (9)
7-5 5-7 7-6(4)

Karen Khachanov (23)
Francesco Passaro (WC)
6-3 6-0

Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Laslo Djere
7-6(2) 6-2

Lorenzo Musetti (8)
Brandon Nakashima (28)
6-4 6-3

Daniil Medvedev (10)
Alexei Popyrin (24)
6-4 6-1

Arthur Fils (13)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (18)
2-6 6-4 6-2

Alexander Zverev (2)
Vilius Gaubas (Q)
6-4 6-0

Alcaraz Downs Djere

Carlos Alcaraz battled through an early challenge to advance at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday night in Rome, reaching the fourth round for the first time.

The World No. 3 came through a tricky first set before dispatching Laslo Djere 7-6(2), 6-2 on Campo Centrale in one hour and 44 minutes.

Alcaraz faced resistance early as the Serbian fired forehand winners to lead 3-1. But Djere’s right arm, which he had surgery on not long ago, caused him discomfort, which required a visit from the tournament physio.

Despite that, Djere broke again at 5-5, giving him the chance to serve the set as Alcaraz’s inconsistencies reared their ugly head, but he clawed his way back in to force a tie break.

The Spaniard found his range in the breaker, sealing the set with a sick forehand slice winner from a defensive position to take charge.

Djere’s injury became more apparent in the second set, when he quickly fell behind by two breaks as Alcaraz began to coast, coming through for the loss of just two games.

Carlos now faces 23rd seed Karen Khachanov, who dismantled home wildcard Francesco Passaro 6-3, 6-0 earlier in the day. He’ll need to play better.

Match Stats

 
Laslo Djere
Carlos Alcaraz

Winners
10
14

Unforced Errors
20
7

Aces
1
1

Double Faults
3
0

1st Serve %
50% (36/72)
68% (44/65)

1st Serve Points Won
58% (21/36)
75% (33/44)

2nd Serve Points Won
53% (19/36)
62% (13/21)

Break Points Saved
56% (5/9)
50% (2/4)

Service Games
60% (6/10)
78% (7/9)

1st Return Points Won
25% (11/44)
42% (15/36)

2nd Return Points Won
38% (8/21)
47% (17/36)

Break Points Won
50% (2/4)
44% (4/9)

Return Games
22% (2/9)
40% (4/10)

Pressure Points
54% (7/13)
46% (6/13)

Service Points
56% (40/72)
66% (43/65)

Return Points
34% (22/65)
44% (32/72)

Net Points
75% (3/4)
71% (5/7)

Total Points
45% (62/137)
55% (75/137)

Match Points Saved
1
0

Max Points In A Row
5
6

Total Games
42% (8/19)
58% (11/19)

Max Games In A Row
3
6

Highlights

Other Key Matches

Arthur Fils continued his dominance over Stefanos Tsitsipas, powering into the fourth round with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback on Grand Stand Arena.

Fils rallied from a shaky start to outclass the Greek in one hour and 55 minutes, and after Tsitsipas tagged him at the net with a body shot (something he tries quite often), Fils dialled up the aggression, ripping groundstrokes off both wings to pin Tsitsipas deep and edged the clutch moments.

Fils has now quarter-finals in Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte-Carlo, plus a semi-final in Barcelona, where he also defeated Tsitsipas.

The Frenchman now faces defending champion Alexander Zverev, who cruised past Lithuanian qualifier Vilius Gaubas 6-4, 6-0 in 86 minutes.

Zverev, a two-time Rome champion, is riding a nine-match win streak in the Italian capital. While his confidence levels are still questionable, he looks to be finding form, and his forehand looked solid for once.

Daniil Medvedev powered past Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-1, signalling his intent to reclaim the Rome title he won in 2023. The 10th seed was clinical, saving six of seven break points and outpacing Popyrin’s error count. 

We’ll soon find out how Meddy will fare against more reliable opposition as he faces Lorenzo Musetti next, who marked his 150th tour-level win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Brandon Nakashima. Backed by a passionate home crowd, Musetti showcased his trademark flair and variety, moving to an impressive 20-4 on clay since last July.

Later in the day, Corentin Moutet delivered a performance to remember, outlasting World No. 10 Holger Rune 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) in a three-hour, 45-minute marathon on Pietrangeli.

Moutet is a fun watch. His game shows there is more than one way to skin a cat, and he battled back from squandering three match points on serve at 5-4 in the third set to seal his maiden Top 10 victory in a final-set tie-break.

The clash ranks as the longest match of the season so far, and it is not hard to see why. When you pair Moutet, who can’t blow someone off the court, with Rune, who will always fight tooth and nail to the very end then you’re bound to get a lengthy battle.

Next up for Moutet is World No. 5 Jack Draper, who powered past Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 40 minutes. He’s backing up his Madrid performance to prove he’s now a contender on clay.

Highlights

Coming soon.

Italian Open 2025 Day 6 Round of 32 Matches