In the international competition at the Foro Italico, Sinner defeated Popyrin 6-2, 6-0, advancing to the round of 16.

Jannik Sinner defeated Australian Alexei Popyrin with a comfortable 6-2, 6-0 in just over an hour, securing his place in the round of 16 at the Italian Open. Tomorrow, the world number one will face fellow Italian Andrea Pellegrino, who came through the qualifying rounds, in an unprecedented derby. LIVE MATCH UPDATES: Second set: Sinner dominates and closes the match in just over an hour with a score of 6-0. The Australian is discouraged and unable to find a way to counter Sinner's dominance, conceding a third break point at 5-0. Sinner holds his serve, thanks in part to two aces, at 4-0. Popyrin is down 0-40 and saves two break points, but he can't do anything about the third and loses his serve again at 3-0. The player from South Tyrol holds his serve to love at 2-0. Sinner starts the second set as he did in the first, immediately breaking his opponent's serve, who only manages to score 15 points at 1-0. First set: Jannik holds his serve and closes the first set in 39 minutes with a score of 6-2. For the first time, Popyrin holds his serve without conceding any break points at 5-2. An easy service game for Sinner, who allows his opponent only 15 points at 5-1. Another double fault from Popyrin paves the way for Sinner's second break point at 4-1. An unusually error-prone Sinner concedes a break point to his opponent, but saves it and then wins the game at 3-1. The Australian saves another break point and holds his serve at deuce at 2-1. The Italian dominates on serve and extends his lead at 2-0. A period of observation in the initial exchanges. However, Sinner immediately takes advantage of the first break point and breaks his opponent's serve thanks to a double fault at 1-0. All rights reserved © Copyright ANSA.