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Patna : Top seed Novak Djokovic, 33, Serbia, 12th seed Denis Shapovalov, 21, Canada, unseeded Casper Ruud, 21, Norway, advanced to the quarter-finals at Italian Open 2020 at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, on September 18, 2920, evening, winning their respective Round of 16 matches.
Four time champion Djokovic beat compatriot Filip Krajinovic 7-6, 6-3 in Round of 16. Djokovic won 3 break points in the match to 1 by Krajinovic, 28. Djokovic also won 3 games in a row in the match.World No 1Djokovic won 91 points to 82 by Krajinovic. Djokovic committed 4 double faults to 3 by Krajinovic, who had upset 16th seed Felix Auger Aliassime, Canada, in first round.
Casper Ruud beat 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic, 31, Croatia, 6-2, 7-6 in Round of 16 to set up a QFs match against 4th seed Matteo Berrettini, 24, Italy, on October 19, 2020. Ruud won 2 break points in the match besides winning the second set in tie-break. Ruud, in all, won 62 points to 59 by Cilic. The Croatian fired 4 Aces in the match to 3 by Ruud, who had stunned 11th seed Karen Khachanov, Russia, in first round. Cilic had defeated 6th seed David Goffin, Belgium, in 2nd round.
Shapovalov beat Ugo Humbert, 22, France, in a three-set thriller 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 in Round of 16 rallying back from one set down to set up a QFs match against 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria,on September 19, 2020. Both the players fired 4 Aces each in the match. The Canadian, who had reached QFs at US Open recently, committed 6 double faults to 3 by Humbert. But, Shapovalov also won 3 break points in the match to none by Humbert. The Canadian won 116 points to 94 by Humbert, who had stunned 7th seed Faio Fognini, Italy, in second round.