Murray next for Fognini

Fabio Fognini breezed past countryman Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-3 Sunday in the first round of the Italian Open in Rome to set up a meeting with top-ranked and defending champion Andy Murray. Fognini required just 70 minutes to dismiss Berrettini, a fellow Italian and a wild card who was making his ATP tour debut. Also, John Isner defeated 14th-seeded

Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-1. Isner served twice to stay in the match in the second set. The 23rd-ranked American will next play Florian Mayer or qualifier

Thiago Monteiro. Also, Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco beat Donald Young of the United States 6-3, 6-3 and Jiri Vezely of the Czech Republic eliminated

Daniel Evans of Britain 6-3, 6-1. Murray and the other top seven seeded players have first-round byes. Women’s play begins today.