Day 8 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia delivered crushing performances and dramatic comebacks. The quarterfinal lineups are now complete on both the ATP and WTA sides.
On the men's side, Jannik Sinner set the standard by dispatching Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0, extending his Masters 1000 streak to 30 consecutive wins. Daniil Medvedev endured a shaky start before turning things around against Pablo Llamas Ruiz, winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in an authoritative comeback. Andrey Rublev advanced comfortably past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-4.
The biggest surprise came from qualifier , ranked 155th, who stunned 20th seed Frances Tiafoe 7-6, 6-1. Nikoloz Basilashvili edged Brandon Nakashima 7-6, 6-4, while Hamad Medjedovic reached his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal by rallying past Mariano Navone 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Teenager continued his Roman adventure with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Mattia Bellucci.
On the women's side, the favorites were ruthless. delivered the most dominant display of the day, crushing Karolína Plíšková 6-0, 6-2 for her tour-leading 29th win of the season. dismantled Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-1, winning 59% of points on both serve and return.
lived through a very different scenario against Iva Jovic, saving a match point at 3-5 in the second set before storming back to win 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. dispatched Anastasia Potapova 7-6, 6-2, controlled Nikola Bartůňková 6-2, 6-3, and overwhelmed Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in a match notable for the absence of a handshake at the net. , the week's hero after her upset of Sabalenka, kept rolling with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Linda Noskova.
The quarterfinal stage promises fireworks: Sinner-Pellegrino and Medvedev-Tirante on the ATP side, alongside Gauff-, Swiatek-Pegula, Rybakina-Svitolina, and Ostapenko-Cirstea on the WTA side.
