Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti have joined Matteo Berrettini, Fabio Fognini and Marco Cecchinato in the Roland Garros third round.
Sinner beat Gianluca Mager in the all-Italian second round match 6-1 7-5 3-6 6-2 after two hours and 21 minutes.
Sinner broke twice in the fourth and sixth games to win a one-sided first set 6-1.
Sinner saved two set points on serve at 4-5 in the second set before converting his third break point in the 11th game to closed out the second set 7-5.
Mager earned his first break in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead with a forehand crosscourt and held on his next service games to close out the third set 6-3.
Sinner broke serve in the second game of the fourth set to take a 2-0 lead. Mager broke straight back at love in the third game for 1-2, but Sinner broke for the second game from 0-40 down to take a 2-1 lead. Sinner never looked back and held on his next service games to close out the fourth set 6-2.
Sinner will face Sweden’s Mikael Yimer, who upset local favourite Gael Monfils 6-0 2-6 6-4 6-3.
Lorenzo Musetti beat Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-3 6-2 after 2 hours and 9 minutes. Musetti broke serve at love to open up a 3-1 lead. Nishioka won four consecutive four consecutive games with two breaks to take a 5-3 lead, but Musetti claimed four consecutive points from 0-30 to break back in the ninth game. Musetti broke again in the 11th game and closed out the first set on his second set point to close out the first set 7-5.
Musetti earned another break at 1-1 before saving three break-back points to open up a 3-1 lead. Musetti saved another break point at 3-2 before breaking serve in the eighth game to seal the second set 6-3. Musetti saved a break point at 2-2 before winning fourth consecutive games with two breaks in the sixth and eight games to win the third set 6-2.
Musetti has reached two semifinals this year in Acapulco and Lyon, but he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas bot times.
Musetti set up an all-Italian third round against Marco Cecchinato, who beat Australia’s Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-1 after 2 hours and 28 minutes.
Cecchinato went up an early break to take a 2-0 lead, but De Minaur broke straight back in the third game. He saved three break points at 4-4 before breaking serve at 15 to win the first set 6-4.
Cecchinato won five consecutive games from 1-1 with two breaks in the fourth and sixth games to win the second set 6-1.
De Minaur broke serve in the sixth game to win the third set 6-3.
Cecchinato reeled off five consecutive games with two breaks to cruise through to a 6-1 win in the third set.
