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Patna : Ninth seed Andrey Rublev, 22, Russia, and 13th seed Milos Raonic, 29, Canada, crashed out of Italian Open 2000 losing their respective 2nd round matches in three-sets on September 16, 2020, night.
Unseeded Hubert Hurkacz, 23, Poland, stunned 9th seed Andrey Rublev 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 in 2nd round at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, on September 17 to set up a round of 16 clash with Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, on September 18, 2020, night. Hurkacz fired 15 Aces in the match to 12 by Rublev, who had reached US Open QFs this year as well as in 2017. Hurkacz won 3 break points in the match to 2 by the Russian. Rublev, however, won 87 points in the match to 84 by the Pole. Both the players won 3 games each in a row.
Dusan Lajovic, 30, Serbia, upset Milos Raonic 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in 2nd round. Lajovic won 102 points in the match to 95 by Raonic, who had reached Wimbledon final in 2016. Lajovic won 4 break points to 3 by the Canadian, the winner of 8 career titles. Both the players fired 8 Aces each. But, the Canadian committed 10 double faults to 4 by the Serbian. Both the players won 3 games each in a row. The Serbian will face 2nd seed Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, in Round of 16 at 10.30 on September 18, 2020.