Jannik Sinner beat Jesper de Jong 6-4
6-2 and qualified for the last 16 of the Italian Open Monday.
The world number one will face Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo.
The match against Dutchman de Jong, the 24-year-old world number
303, came after his winnign debut after a three-month doping ban
against Argentine world number 142 Mariano Navone on Saturday.
The 23-year-old South Tyrolean has won one US Open and two
Australian Opens.
He is favourite to win in Rome along with world number three and
four-time slam winner Carlo Alcaraz of Spain.
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