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Tomas Berdych dumps out local hopeful Matteo Donati to reach third round in Rome

Tomas Berdych beats wildcard entry and local hopeful Matteo Donati 6-2 6-4 to reach the third round of the Italian Open.

Tomas Berdych has advanced into the third round of the Italian Open with a straight-sets win over local hopeful Matteo Donati.

Donati, a wildcard entry into the event, came from a set down to upset 49th-ranked Santiago Giraldo on an ATP Tour debut to remember.

However, the prospect of facing Berdych, world number five and a former Wimbledon finalist, was always going to throw up a sterner test for the 275th-ranked Italian, 20.

The disparity in the ATP rankings was evident early on as the Czech inflicted two breaks of serve in the first five games to lead 4-1, before ultimately closing out the first set 6-2.

With the odds stacked against him, Donati slipped to a 4-2 deficit but the home favourite refused to go quietly and soon trailed 5-4, before Berdych finished the job on his serve.

The Czech could dump another Italian out in the third round if Fabio Fognini gets past Grigor Dimitrov.

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