The 20-year-old raced into a 5-0 lead in the first set, which he closed out in just 28 minutes against a shellshocked Humbert<\/a>, who was seeded 31st.<\/p>\n Such was Prizmic’s dominance in the first set that he could even afford to try a trick shot between his legs and give up a point in game six.<\/p>\n Humbert battled back in the second set, but after he gave up his serve for the third time in game 11, Prizmic closed out on his second match point.<\/p>\n After his superb performance on the Pietrangeli court, Prizmic will face 13th seed Karen Khachanov<\/a> in the next round.<\/p>\n “I just want to play my game and to be myself on the court, and we will see,” Prizmic later told reporters.<\/p>\n “Maybe for me the goal is to be top 30 at the end of the year, but I just want to stay healthy and to play as much as I can.”<\/p>\n As it stands, Prizmic will already be up 11 places to 68th come Monday week, just before the start of the French Open, after his best-ever performance in a Master 1000 tournament.<\/p>\n Zverev eases through<\/p>\n Alexander Zverev<\/a> kept up his bid for a third title at the Foro Italico with a straight-sets win over Alexander Blockx<\/a>, 6-1, 6-4<\/a> on centre court, where the threat of rain looms large.<\/p>\n Second seed Zverev, who was heavily beaten by Jannik Sinner<\/a> in the Madrid final last weekend, will face Italy’s Luciano Darderi<\/a>, who beat Tommy Paul<\/a> 3-6, 6-3, 6-2<\/a>, in the fourth round.<\/p>\n Zverev barely had to get out of second gear against Blockx, who was beaten in the Madrid semis by Zverev.<\/p>\n The German, who won the men’s singles title in the Italian capital in 2017 and 2024, is on the same side of the draw as Prizmic.<\/p>\n “There are a lot of young guys who are playing great tennis. He’s definitely one of them,” he said.<\/p>\n “But I’m going to go match by match, I think that’s the most important thing, not to look too far ahead and focus on the things that you can control.”<\/p>\n Home hope Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> will face clay court specialist Casper Ruud<\/a> in the last 16 after winning a tough match with Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo<\/a> 7-6(7), 6-4<\/a>.<\/p>\n Musetti was in tears at the end of a clash which featured 81 unforced errors, and told Sky Sport that he wasn’t right physically without specifying what was wrong.<\/p>\n Follow the men’s side of the Italian Open here.<\/a><\/p>\n Osaka sets up Swiatek clash<\/p>\n Naomi Osaka<\/a> will face three-time Rome champion Iga Swiatek<\/a> in the last 16 of the women’s tournament after easily seeing off Diana Schnaider<\/a> 6-1, 6-2<\/a>.<\/p>\n The four-time Grand Slam winner beat her Russian opponent in just 54 minutes to equal her best result of a difficult season in which she was knocked out of Indian Wells and Madrid at the same stage by Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>.<\/p>\n But with Sabalenka suffering a shock early elimination on Saturday, 15th seed Osaka could yet be a contender.<\/p>\n She will play Swiatek on Tuesday after the Pole swept aside Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto<\/a> 6-1, 6-0<\/a> in just over an hour.<\/p>\n “For me, those matches are the most fun. I’m excited at the thought,” said Osaka of a clash with Swiatek.<\/p>\n Pole Swiatek suffered her earliest exit in five appearances in Madrid last month when she retired in the third round due to a viral illness.<\/p>\n She was knocked out at the same stage in Rome last year as defending champion and took nearly three hours to win her opening match against Caty McNally<\/a>.<\/p>\n Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, has not won a clay tournament since capturing the last of her four French Open titles in 2024.<\/p>\n![\"Key](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6c6c9756-fc9e-47ba-896a-a02a627f7bb9.jpg\" "\\"Key")
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