“With Nick Kyrgios opting not to playing the clay court season, the world No. 102 needed to progress to the last-16 to ensure his ATP ranking would be sufficient to play at Wimbledon in July without requiring a wildcard. He easily saw off a subdued Fabio Fognini in straight sets to extend his head-to-head record against the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters champion to 2-0.”