Rome is the caput mundi in Paris too: after Flavio Cobolli, another Roman tennis player reaches the quarter-finals of Roland Garros .

Matteo Berrettini is back on form, defeating another Argentine, Sinner's executioner Juan Manuel Cerundolo, after a five-hour marathon with Comesana. This time, the Italian prevailed in three sets, but had to play two tiebreaks to break the Argentine's resistance, who defended himself as best he could against Matteo's terrifying serves and forehands.

The final score was 6-3, 7-6, 7-6. In the first set, Berrettini immediately broke away, taking a 3-0 lead and then relying on his service games to close out the tiebreak 6-3. In the second set, there were no breaks or break points, but in the tiebreak, Matteo dominated, winning 7-2. In the third set, the Argentine broke, but when he served for the set, he was broken again by the Roman, who fought back to close out a thrilling tiebreak 8-6, having saved three set points.

Now the winner of the match between Matteo Arnaldi and Francis Tiafoe awaits the quarterfinals, hoping for the Italian derby of the Matteos.

Flavio Cobolli also advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating the American Svajda in four sets and awaiting the winner of the match between Felix Auger Aliassime and Alejandro Tabilo.

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