Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the ATP Italian Open on Wednesday with a straight sets defeat to compatriot Aslan Karatsev in round two. Karatsev, ranked 27th, won 6-2, 6-4 against world number two Medvedev who also exited early in Madrid last week after pulling out of Monte Carlo after testing positive for Covid-19. Karatsev, who won his first ATP title in Dubai in March, next plays American Reilly Opelka, ranked 47th, in the third round. ea/mw