ROME — Defending champion Alexander Zverev advanced at the Italian Open on Sunday by beating Lithuanian qualifier Vilius Gaubas in straight sets.
No. 2-ranked Zverev won 6-4, 6-0 in the third-round match in Rome and will play France's Arthur Fils next.
Fils beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz overcame Laslo Djere 7-6 (2), 6-2 and will next face Karen Khachanov.
Sabalenka fights back
In the women's draw, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down against Sofia Kenin to advance.
Kenin, the No. 31-seeded American, won the first set 6-3, but Sabalenka powered back to take the next two sets by the same score.
U.S. Open champion Sabalenka will play Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the next round.
