Tuesday features all eight matches in the fourth round of men’s singles, as well as the first two women’s singles quarterfinals.
Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva are two of the sport’s most impressive young stars, but to date, Gauff has dominated their head-to-head, taking all four of their matches across the last three years. With Andreeva in the midst of a strong clay court season, can she challenge Gauff on Tuesday?
The winner will play either Sorana Cirstea or Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinals, as those two will face off in Tuesday’s other WTA singles quarterfinal.
Meanwhile, all men still alive in the ATP singles draw will play on Tuesday, including the top two seeds: Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
Here’s a rundown of the most notable matches on Tuesday (in chronological order, all times local):
Lorenzo Musetti (8) vs. Casper Ruud (23) – 11:00am on Campo Centrale
Musetti became rather emotional after a hard-fought straight-set victory over Francisco Cerundolo on Sunday in front of a home crowd, as injuries have derailed his career for the past several months. Ruud has also won his first two matches in Rome in straights, which includes a slight-upset by ranking over the 11th seed, Jiri Lechecka. These players have surprisingly only met once at tour level, with Musetti prevailing in three sets three-and-a-half years ago in the Paris Masters on an indoor hard court.
Rafael Jodar (32) vs. Learner Tien (19) – Second on BNP Paribas Arena
19-year-old Jodar is now projected to debut inside the top 30 next week, thanks to a 14-2 record on clay across the past six weeks. Tien outlasted ninth-seeded Alexander Bublik in the last round, though he’s a modest 13-8 during his sophomore season on the ATP tour. At December’s Next Gen Finals, Jodar defeated Tien in five sets, under the shortened scoring system used at that event.
Sorana Cirstea (26) vs. Jelena Ostapenko – Not Before 1:00pm on Campo Centrale
Cirstea is enjoying her last season on tour by having one of the best seasons of her career. She’s now 26-7 on the year, and a round after upsetting World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, she took out 13th-seeded Linda Noskova in straights. Ostapenko dropped just three games in her fourth round match against Anna Kalinskaya, to achieve her fifth quarterfinal in Rome, more than she’s achieved at any other WTA 1000 tournament. Ostapenko owns a slight 4-3 edge in their head-to-head, though Cirstea has taken their last two meetings, both of which occurred within the last year.
Luciano Darderi (18) vs. Alexander Zverev (2) – Not Before 2:00pm on BNP Paribas Arena
Zverev has not lost a set through two rounds, as he vies for his seventh Rome quarterfinal. Darderi defeated Tommy Paul on Sunday to reach the round of 16 at a Masters 1000 event for the first time. While most of the 24-year-old Italian’s ranking points have come at lower-level events, he’s the reigning champion at three ATP clay court events. Their only prior encounter took place two years ago at this same tournament, when Zverev won in straights.
Jannik Sinner (1) vs. Andrea Pellegrino (Q) – Not Before 3:00pm on Campo Centrale
Sinner allowed Alexei Popyrin just two games on Monday, bringing his current winning streak to 25. Pellegrino is the “Cinderella story” of this fortnight: a 29-year-old Italian qualifier who is playing in his first Masters 1000 main draw. He benefitted from an early-match retirement by Arthur Fils, before upsetting Frances Tiafoe on Monday. And clay is his specialty, as all 12 of his career Challenger-level finals have come on this surface. Seven years ago at a lower-level clay court event, when both were ranked outside the top 300, Sinner defeated Pellegrino 6-1, 6-1.
Coco Gauff (3) vs. Mirra Andreeva (8) – Not Before 7:00pm on Campo Centrale
Three of Gauff’s victories over Andreeva have come on clay, and three have them have come in straight sets. But Gauff remains vulnerable, as she was one point away from exiting this tournament on Monday against fellow American Iva Jovic. And Andreeva is now 15-2 this season on clay, as she looks to advance to her fourth clay court semifinal out of four clay court events in 2026. Mirra is certainly the more confident player at this time, but we’ll find out on Tuesday night if that’s enough to turn this into a legitimate rivalry.
Tuesday’s full Order of Play is here.
