Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Italian Open in the first round on Tuesday after a humiliating defeat to teenager Lorenzo Musetti, 18, of Italy, while Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas too exited with a second round defeat to home hope Jannik Sinner, 19. The three-time Grand Slam winner, the 10th seed in Rome, lost 0-6, 6-7 (7/2) to a player ranked 249th in the world. Wawrinka, at 35 the oldest player in the tournament, fought back after trailing 0-2 in the second set, but it was already too late to regain control.

Inexperienced Italian

Musetti had only played one tour-level match before facing the former World No. 3 here, ousting Wawrinka after one hour and 24 minutes. "I have seen him play on television and I know he is a very tough player," said Musetti, who will next meet Kei Nishikori in the second round. "I'm going to enjoy the victory before I start thinking about my match against Nishikori," he added.