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Rome Masters: Rune ousted by Baez in third round
Sebastian Baez beat Holger Rune 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Monday evening. He’ll play Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 17 seed, won against Dane Holger Rune, the No 10 seed and the runner-up last year, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the last 16 of the Rome Masters at the Foro Italico in Rome on Monday evening.
Baez, ranked No 19, will play Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 7 seed, next.
The Argentinian beat Serb Dusan Lajovic (7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)) in the previous round of the Italian Open.
In the previous round of the Italian Open, Rune, ranked No 12, defeated Italian Luca Nardi (6-4, 6-4).
Rome Masters 1000, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 7.877.020, most recent results first):
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- Hamad Medjedovic vs. Daniil Medvedev: monday
- Hubert Hurkacz beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (25): 7-6 (7), 6-2
- Nicolas Jarry (21) beat Stefano Napolitano (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
