Jack Sock – Jiri Vesely

Ack Sock (14th ATP)

Favorite No. 13 of the competition, the American had a lot of work in front of Schwartzman, who passed in three sets, score 6-4, 1-6, 7-5. It was the third victory gained on clay this year, in the 5 games played. The best performance so far has been at Houston, where he managed to reach the semifinals. It is worth noting that all five games played on the clay finished after the 3 sets!

Sock for the fourth time in Rome, Sock scored his best result in 2016 when he finished in round 2. He was then eliminated in two sets of Goffin.

Jiri Vesely (62nd ATP)

On the other side, the Czech went without emotion by D.Evans, in the minimum number of sets, score 6-3, 6-1. It was the eighth victory in 13 games played on clay. Although he previously participated in five other tournaments on this surface, Vesely managed to pass the second round once. In Marrakech, he reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated by Coric. Thus, he missed the chance to challenge a final after a two-year break.